Table 1.

Disorders with symptoms similar to PCS [10,19,39,59].

Gastroenterology	Gynecology	Musculoskeletal	Neurology & psychiatry	Urology
Chronic constipation	Adenomyosis	Fibromyalgia	Abdominal epilepsy/migraine	Interstitial cystitis
Diverticular disease	Adhesions	Fractured coccyx	Herniated nucleus pulposus	Recurrent urinary tract infections
Hernia	Cancer or metastases	Hip joint pathology	Major depression	Urethral diverticulum
Inflammatory bowel disease	Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease	Myofascial pain	Neuralgia of ilioinguinal, genitofemoral, or pudendal nerves
Irritable bowel syndrome	Endometriosis	Pelvic floor myalgia	Neuropathic pain
Porphyria	Fibroids	Piriformis syndrome	Physical, sexual, or substance abuse
	Ovarian cysts	Psoas inflammation	Sleep disorders
	Uterine prolapse	Sacroiliac joint inflammation	Somatization