dyspareunia/headache

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) is currently classified as chronic widespread pain with widespread allodynia (Coster et al., 2008). These symptoms are accompanied by other disorders, such as sleep disturbance, headaches, morning stiffness, irritable bowel syndrome, interstitial cystitis, dyspareunia,

Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease1 that affects 5 -10% of reproductive aged women1,2. It is characterized by the presence of uterine endometrium outside the uterus. The condition causes health distress through pelvic pain and decreased QOL. Current therapies to temporarily control

Constipation is a subjective symptom that defines as inadequate defecation including several symptoms as follows: the sensation of incomplete bowel evacuation, hard stool, straining, and difficulty in defecation. The general prevalence of constipation in adults is 16%. The pre-defined risk factors

Chronic pelvic pain is a complex multi-faceted problem that places a substantial burden on the healthcare resources. In Canada, the average hospital related cost for women requiring surgery or inpatient admission for chronic pelvic pain is $25 million each year. Chronic pelvic pain is defined as

BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE: Chronic pelvic pain affects 15-20% of the female population aged 18-50 years and accounts for up to 10% of gynecologic visits each year resulting in a cost of 2.8 billion dollars annually to the health care system. It is defined as non-menstrual (non-cyclic) pain that

A TRIAL OF INTRAVESICAL THERAPY FOR INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS IN PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED VULVODYNIA BACKGROUND: Interstitial Cystitis (IC) is a urologic pain syndrome. The classic symptoms of IC are frequency, urgency and pain (dysuria) in the absence of an infection or other obvious source. IC has