Pelvic Pain

Chronic pelvic pain is a common medical concern which can be difficult for clinicians to diagnose and treat. It is important to consider the contribution of all relevant organ systems in the pelvis—reproductive organs, genitourinary, musculoskeletal, gastroenterology, and central pain—to determine the etiology, as a majority of chronic pelvic pain is not due to gynecologic causes. Focusing the treatment on individual patient symptoms with a goal toward functional recovery can improve outcomes and is an approach primary care providers can easily initiate.