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. 2016 Oct 5;2(4):FSO148. doi: 10.4155/fsoa-2016-0048

Table 1. . System-based etiologies of chronic pelvic pain.

Organ system Disease
Gynecologic
Endometriosis, adenomyosis, ovarian remnant, pelvic congestion/pelvic venous insufficiency, pelvic inflammatory disease, ovarian cysts, uterine leiomyomas, tubal pathology (hydrosalpinx, pyosalpinx), adhesive disease
Neurologic
Nerve entrapment/irritations/impingement, disc herniation, postherpetic neuralgia, visceral sensitivity
Gastrointestinal
Irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic appendicitis
Urologic
Bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis, urethritis
Musculoskeletal
Fibromyalgia, abdominal wall myalgias, pelvic floor tension myalgias, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, symphysis pubis pain, coccydynia
Psychological Anxiety/depression, somatization disorders, psychosexual dysfunction, sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder