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Interstitial Cystitis and Pelvic Pain: Understanding and Treating at the Primary Care Level

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Chronic pelvic pain is defi ned as pain in the pelvis of greater than six months’ duration. It is estimated that 3.8% of women aged 15—73 have chronic pelvic pain which is more common than asthma or migraines.1 Chronic pelvic pain directly costs society $880 million dollars per year.2 It has been reported that approximately 10% of visits to the gynecologist, 20% to 40% of gynecologic diagnostic laparoscopies, and 12% to 20% of hysterectomies performed are for complaints of chronic pelvic pain.3 Primary care providers will often be presented with these complaints from their female patients and can play a vital role in recognizing and treating this important women’s health condition.

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  1. Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ, USA

    Patrick J. Culligan MD (Director, Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology) (Director, Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

  2. UMDNJ, Newark, NJ, USA

    Patrick J. Culligan MD (Director, Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology) (Director, Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

  3. Evanston Continence Center, Evanston, IL, USA

    Roger P. Goldberg MD, MPH (Director of Urogynecology Research, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology) (Director of Urogynecology Research, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

  4. Northwestern University Medical School, Evanston, IL, USA

    Roger P. Goldberg MD, MPH (Director of Urogynecology Research, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology) (Director of Urogynecology Research, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

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Myers, D.L. (2007). Interstitial Cystitis and Pelvic Pain: Understanding and Treating at the Primary Care Level. In: Culligan, P.J., Goldberg, R.P. (eds) Urogynecology in Primary Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-167-9_13

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