Case of the Month #46: Archive Series: Lower abdominal pain in a young woman

Published: 22/01/2025

References and Further Reading

  1. Leow HW, Szubert W, Horne AW. 45% of UK gynaecologists think chronic pelvic pain is managed badly. European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 2018; 224: 200-2.
  2. Kennedy SH, Moore J. The initial management of chronic pelvic pain. In: RCOG, ed. Green Top Guidelines. London: RCOG, 2012.
  3. Treede RD, Rief W, Barke A, et al. Chronic pain as a symptom or a disease: the IASP Classification of Chronic Pain for the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). Pain 2019; 160: 19-27.
  4. Vincent K and Evans E. An update on the management of chronic pelvic pain in women.  Anaesthesia 2021 Apr;76 Suppl 4:96-107.

  5. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng73/chapter/Recommendations

    Additionally see Recommended Reading for this case here.