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Improving Outcomes in Pelvic Pain Care
Elise De, MD, and Theodore Stern, MD, co-editors of a new book aimed at helping patients and clinicians pinpoint the etiology of pelvic pain, are part of a multidisciplinary team of Massachusetts General Hospital researchers who are improving pelvic pain outcomes through educational resources and integrated care.
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Small-fiber Neuropathy Likely in Women With Complex Chronic Pelvic Pain and Autonomic Bladder Dysfunction
Elise J.B. De, MD, Sarah Mozafarpour, MD, of the Department of Urology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and colleagues found that bladder neck obstruction or detrusor underactivity in patients with complex chronic pelvic pain warrants evaluation for small-fiber neuropathy.
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IUDs Not Linked to Hip Pain in Premenopausal Women
In a first-of-its-kind nationwide study, Nathan H. Varady, MD, MBA, Scott D. Martin, MD, and colleagues found no difference between users of intrauterine devices and users of other long-acting contraception in rates of hip pain or related outcomes.
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Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block Does Not Reduce Short-Term Pain After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
In the first randomized trial of its kind, Nisse V. Clark, MD, MPH, of the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Center, and colleagues found superior hypogastric plexus block no better than standard care in reducing pain within two hours after laparoscopic hysterectomy or on postoperative days 1–6.
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Catastrophizing by Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain Varies with Symptom Distribution, Comorbidities
Patients with chronic pelvic pain who have worse symptoms or a higher number of comorbid painful conditions are more likely to report catastrophizing thoughts.
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Complex Chronic Pelvic Pain Linked to Small Fiber Polyneuropathy
In most patients with complex chronic pelvic pain, a simple skin biopsy demonstrated small fiber polyneuropathy, a frequently overlooked diagnosis that warrants treatment of its own.
Pelvic Pain Contributors
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Nisse V. Clark, MD, MPH
Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgeon, Instructor, Harvard Medical School, Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Recent Article
Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block Does Not Reduce Short-Term Pain After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
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Sarah Mozafarpour, MD
Clinical Surgery Fellow, Department of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Small-fiber Neuropathy Likely in Women With Complex Chronic Pelvic Pain and Autonomic Bladder Dysfunction -
Scott Martin, MD
Director, Joint Preservation Service, Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Chondrolabral Junction Breakdown Predicts Progression to THA After Hip Arthroscopy for Labral Tears
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Theodore Allan Stern, MD
Director Emeritus, Avery D. Weisman Psychiatry Consultation Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Ned H. Cassem Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Improving Outcomes in Pelvic Pain Care
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