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As May comes to a close we finish up pelvic pain awareness month with vulvodynia. Vulvodynia is chronic pain in the vulvar region (see image below). Just under 10% of women have vulvodynia. It occurs equally across ethnicities and is very much under-diagnosed. A study carried out in Michigan with over 2500 women found that…
Anyone who has suffered from nerve compromise like sciatica or pudendal neuralgia knows how draining it can be on your life. Nerve pain is generally reported as sharp, shooting and/or burning pain along its distribution. Numbness is also commonly reported. The pudendal nerve can be compromised anywhere along its route from the sacrum to the…
Has having sex become painful for you? Has it always been this way or is this something new? You are not alone. Painful sex, or dyspareunia, affects many women, and although it is not uncommon (approximately 10-20% of women experience painful sex), it is not normal nor a condition any woman should just accept without…
This weeks focus is on pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) which is basically what it sounds like. It’s not fully understood by science but it’s believed that a back up in the circulatory system within the pelvic cavity occurs. It is more common after pregnancy. The veins in the pelvis have an overflow of blood and…
May is pelvic pain awareness month. This month our clinic will feature blogs about various pelvic pain conditions. What is Pelvic Pain? Pelvic pain is the generic term given to any pain within the abdomen and pelvis. Pain can refer to the lower back, buttocks and/or thighs. This term encompasses a vast number of medical…