Book contents
- Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 2 Neurobiological Basis of Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 3 History and Evaluation of Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 4 Psychological Assessment of a Female Patient with Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 5 Musculoskeletal Assessment for Patients with Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 6 Pharmacological Management of Patients with Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 7 Evidence for Surgery for Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 8 Pelvic Pain Arising from Endometriosis
- Chapter 9 Bladder Pain Syndrome
- Chapter 10 Pelvic Pain Arising from Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
- Chapter 11 Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Chapter 12 Vulvodynia
- Chapter 13 Pelvic Pain Arising from Adhesive Disease
- Chapter 14 Pelvic Pain Arising from Ovarian Remnant Syndrome
- Chapter 15 Pudendal Neuralgia
- Chapter 16 Other Peripheral Pelvic Neuralgias
- Chapter 17 Chronic Pain After Gynecological Surgery
- Chapter 18 Pain Arising from Pelvic Mesh Implants
- Chapter 19 Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction Arising from Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 20 Physical Therapy Interventions for Musculoskeletal Impairments in Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 21 If Everything Else Fails
- Index
- References
Chapter 19 - Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction Arising from Chronic Pelvic Pain
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Book contents
- Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Chapter 1 Introduction to Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 2 Neurobiological Basis of Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 3 History and Evaluation of Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 4 Psychological Assessment of a Female Patient with Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 5 Musculoskeletal Assessment for Patients with Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 6 Pharmacological Management of Patients with Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 7 Evidence for Surgery for Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 8 Pelvic Pain Arising from Endometriosis
- Chapter 9 Bladder Pain Syndrome
- Chapter 10 Pelvic Pain Arising from Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
- Chapter 11 Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Chapter 12 Vulvodynia
- Chapter 13 Pelvic Pain Arising from Adhesive Disease
- Chapter 14 Pelvic Pain Arising from Ovarian Remnant Syndrome
- Chapter 15 Pudendal Neuralgia
- Chapter 16 Other Peripheral Pelvic Neuralgias
- Chapter 17 Chronic Pain After Gynecological Surgery
- Chapter 18 Pain Arising from Pelvic Mesh Implants
- Chapter 19 Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction Arising from Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 20 Physical Therapy Interventions for Musculoskeletal Impairments in Pelvic Pain
- Chapter 21 If Everything Else Fails
- Index
- References
Summary
Sexual dysfunction is present in almost every patient with chronic pelvic pain and often is a most significant problem that patients experience. This is in addition to a significant decrease of quality of life from pain that further stigmatizes those very unfortunate patients. Patients who are unable to have intercourse are often abandoned by their partners and often are not able to find new partners. Sexual dysfunction therefore has to be taken very seriously and it should be addressed with both partners. Couples should be told that cure is possible and alternatives to vaginal intercourse should be discussed. Often pelvic floor muscle spasm is responsible for pain with intercourse and treatment of that condition is discussed in Chapter 20.
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- Management of Chronic Pelvic PainA Practical Manual, pp. 195 - 206Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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