As the country attempts to close the gaps in pelvic pain research and treatment, Jaali Barton continues to search for help.

Many women feel sharp, shooting pain in the vagina during their periods and doctors say it's more common, more misunderstood, ...

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) describes long-term pain in the pelvic area, which is below the abdomen and between the hip bones. It is more common in females but can also affect males. CPPS is a ...

Chronic pelvic pain — a condition also known as chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, or CP/CPPS — is one of the ...

Severe, ongoing pelvic pain in women is routinely treated as a medical mystery — hushed away, dismissed as stress, or attributed to "normal" menstrual cramps. Endometriosis has, in recent times, ...

Chronic pelvic pain remains a major challenge in gynecology, with unclear causes even after extensive testing, leading to empirical treatment and frustration for patients and physicians. Cannabis is ...

A UB expert on the behavioral treatment of chronic pain disorders has been awarded $3.3 million from the National Institutes of Health to conduct a five-year clinical study of drug-free behavioral ...

When it comes to birth experiences, things never really go exactly the way you plan. I had an uncomfortable pregnancy with my first child, all the way through. Prolonged labor, approximately 20 hours ...

A 43-year-old woman has a one-year history of chronic pelvic pain that sometimes radiates to the thighs. She also experiences pelvic pain when the abdomen is palpated. Menstrual cycles are normal, ...

During her period each month, then-15-year-old Nia John would close her bedroom curtains, climb under the covers and cry. The pain, she recalled, felt like being repeatedly punched in the abdomen with ...

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) and prostatitis represent a complex spectrum of disorders characterised by persistent discomfort, inflammation and urinary dysfunction. While they may share ...