Pelvic Congestion Syndrome – Causes and Treatment
Pelvic congestion syndrome or PCS is a chronic pain condition that develops when blood accumulates in the deep varicose veins of the pelvis. 30% of women with a chronic pain…
Pelvic Adhesions – Symptoms, Causes, and Management
Pelvic adhesions are bands of scar tissue that develop between two parts of pelvic tissue or organs that are not normally supposed to join together. Pelvic adhesions appear as thin…
Adenomyosis – Symptoms, Causes, and Management
Adenomyosis is a condition in which endometrial tissue invades the muscular wall of the uterus, resulting in the enlargement of the uterus. This displaced endometrium acts normally during the menstrual…
Menstrual Cramps (Period Pain) – Causes and Treatment
Menstrual Cramps or Dysmenorrhea is the pain experienced during the periods by women. Most females experience pain in lower abdomen in every cycle, while others might not feel any sort…
Ectopic Pregnancy – Symptoms, Causes, and Management
Sometimes a fertilized egg implants and begins to grow outside the uterus, anywhere in the abdomen, this is called an ectopic or extrauterine pregnancy. The fertilized egg cannot properly grow…
Ovulation Pain – Symptoms, Causes, and Management
Around the 14th day of the menstrual cycle, pain in the lower abdomen is experienced by most women and is called ovulation pain or mittelschmerz. Pain is classically felt on…
Ovarian Cysts – Pelvic Pain and other Symptoms
Ovarian cysts are small fluid-filled sacs that develop on the ovaries and cause a variety of symptoms. Most females develop this condition with the onset of ovulation and mostly have…
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease – Symptoms and Treatment
Pelvic inflammatory disease is an infection that involves female reproductive organs and adjacent pelvic structures causing inflammation. Pain due to PID is a common complaint and a serious condition that…