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Epidemiology of chronic pelvic pain

The prevalence of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) varies widely in literature due to varying definitions of cases and to the diversity of populations studied. Estimates range from 2.1% to 30.9% among...
 Solène Gouesbet, Marina Kvaskoff. June 2025, page 20

Pain mechanisms involved in chronic pelvi-perineal pain

Chronic pelvic and perineal pain, like other chronic pain, often is the result of specific organic lesion mechanisms, but can lead, via central and peripheral sensitization mechanisms, to...
 Marguerite D'Ussel. June 2025, page 25

Pelvic sensitisation

Chronic pain is not just acute pain that lasts. It is also, and sometimes only, the result of an acquired dysfunction of the nociceptive system. Clinical characteristics allow us to diagnose these...
 Amélie Levesque. June 2025, page 28

Pudendal neuralgias

Diagnosis of pudendal neuralgia (NP) is clinical, based on the neuropathic type of pain and its topography, in the territory of the terminal branches of the pudendal nerve. It does not require...
 Éric Bautrant. June 2025, page 31

Bladder pain syndrome

Bladder pain syndrome (BPS), often associated with other pelvic pain syndromes, is defined as perceived chronic pain or discomfort related to the bladder, associated with other urinary symptoms...
 Shahed Borojeni, Benoit Peyronnet. June 2025, page 36

Chronic coccygodynia

Chronic coccygodynia is defined as pain in the c occyx which has been present for more than six months and which is aggravated by sitting down and/or rising. Although the diagnosis is primarily...
 Thibault Riant, Cristina Graur. June 2025, page 45

Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional digestive disorder affecting 4 to 10% of the population, with a female gender predominance. Although it is a benign disease, it can sometimes...
 Jean-Marc Sabaté. June 2025, page 48

Vulvodynias

Vulvodynia is a chronic pain. The distinction between so-called "provoked" vulvodynia and "spontaneous" vulvodynia allows a diagnostic and therapeutic orientation. "Provoked" vulvodynia responds to...
 Éric Bautrant. June 2025, page 55

Pelvic-perineal muscle pain syndromes

The search for muscle pain in the lower abdominal, gluteal and perineal regions is part of the systematic clinical examination of all pelvic perineal pain. These points of muscle hypersensitivity...
 Véronique Bonniaud. June 2025, page 62

Severe dysmenorrhea and endometriosis

Severe dysmenorrhoea, or grade 3 dysmenorrhoea according to the Andersch and Millson classification, is present in the vast majority of patients suffering from endometriosis from the first...
 Éric Bautrant, Chloé Lacoste, Delphine Lhuillery. June 2025, page 68

Chronic pelvi-perineal pain: 10 key messages

 Éric Bautrant. June 2025, page 75