How does pelvic pain manifest in women?
One out of four women experience pain in the pelvic region.
The pelvis is involved in all daily activities: stability of the core, and bowel, bladder and sexual function.
Common diagnosis and co-morbidities affecting female pelvic health are:
- abdominal pain
- coccydynia
- constipation
- endometriosis
- fibromyalgia
- interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome
- irritable bowel syndrome
- hip pain/labral tear
- levator ani syndrome
- low back pain
- pudendal neuralgia
- sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- vulvar pain/vaginismus/vulvodynia
- urinary urgency/frequency
How does pelvic pain manifest in men?
Men also experience pain in the pelvis, in fact at least 11% of men will experience chronic pelvic pain.
Like women, the pelvis is an integral aspect of core stability and other daily functions: urination, bowel movements, and sexual function.
Common diagnosis and co-morbidities affecting female pelvic health are:
- abdominal pain
- chronic non-bacterial prostatitis
- coccydynia
- constipation
- fibromyalgia
- interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome
- irritable bowel syndrome
- hip pain/labral tear
- levator ani syndrome
- low back pain
- pain in the penis
- pudendal neuralgia
- sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- testicular pain
- urinary urgency/frequency
Other pelvic health resources
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