Chronic Pelvic Pain

Chronic pelvic pain men and women  

Chronic pelvic pain is persistent pain in the lower abdominal and/or the vulva, vagina or perineum, testicular, penis and scrotal area that lasts for more than six months. 

There are many possible causes of chronic pelvic pain, it can be a symptom of another underlying disease or a condition on its own. It is often not possible to identify a single cause of pain, therefore, a multidisciplinary approach is necessary, with treatment focusing on reducing your pain and other symptoms. 

What are the causes of pelvic pain? 

Pain can be caused by many different reasons: 

• Chronic anal fissures 
• Birthing injury
• Endometriosis 
• Adenomyosis 
• Pelvic inflammatory disease 
• Pelvic congestion syndrome 
• Proctalgia fugax 
• Levator ani syndrome 
• Constipation 
• Pelvic trauma  
• Prostatitis 
• Interstitial cystitis 
• Bladder pain syndrome 
• Other