ArticleFrontiers in reproductive health2023
Clinical profiling of specific diagnostic subgroups of women with chronic pelvic pain.
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- Role of Gynecologic Findings in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: A Consensus.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2026Pooled it
- Biopsychosocial Approaches for the Management of Female Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Systematic Review.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Pooled it
- The role of psychosocial factors in the interprofessional management of women with chronic pelvic pain: A systematic review.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2024Pooled it
- Reframing Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women: Central Sensitization, Psychosocial Burden, and Mechanism-Based Multidisciplinary Care.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Central sensitization in patients with chronic pelvic pain resistant to hormonal therapy: A cross-sectional study of prevalence and clinical correlates in a tertiary referral cohort.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Comment on "TECAR Therapy in Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation for Women with Pelvic Pain: A Case-Control Study".International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- The value of a non-invasive bladder sensitivity paradigm in chronic pelvic pain.Reproduction & fertility · 2026Article
- Erythema ab igne-A Potential Cutaneous Marker of Chronic Heat Use in Patients with Endometriosis: A Narrative Literature Review and a Case Report.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- FIGO-IPPS consensus statement: Addressing the global unmet needs of women with chronic pelvic pain.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Endometriosis in Patients With IC/BPS.Urogynecology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2025Article
- Exploring the value of a well-established conditioned pain modulation paradigm in women: a Translational Research in Pelvic Pain (TRiPP) study.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Elevated basophil count is associated with increased risk of endometriosis.Reproduction & fertility · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common condition affecting up to 26.6% of women, with many suffering for several years before diagnosis and/or treatment. Its clinical presentation is varied and there are frequently comorbid conditions both within and outside the pelvis. We aim to explore whether specific subgroups of women with CPP report different clinical symptoms and differing impact of pain on their quality of life (QoL). Methods: The study is part of the Translational Research in Pelvic Pain (TRiPP) project which is a cross-sectional observational cohort study. The study includes 769 female participants of reproductive age who completed an extensive set of questions derived from standardised WERF EPHect questionnaires. Within this population we defined a control group (reporting no pelvic pain, no bladder pain syndrome, and no endometriosis diagnosis, Results: Clinical profiles of women with CPP (13-50 years old) show variability of clinical symptoms. The EAP and EABP groups scored higher than the PP group ( Discussion: Our results demonstrate the negative impact that chronic pain has on CPP patients' QoL and reveal an increased negative impact of pain on the comorbid EABP group. Furthermore, it demonstrates the importance of dyspareunia in women with CPP. Overall, our results demonstrate the need for further exploration of interventions targeting QoL more broadly and suggest that novel approaches to classifying women with CPP are needed.
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