- Describe your topic.
- Discuss management of intractable chronic pelvic pain from known causes that have failed standard therapy or when evaluation does not find a cause. Discuss diagnosis of causes not covered in other documents. P: Women experiencing symptoms of Chronic Pelvic Pain I: Pelvic physical therapy, TENS, Botox, behavioral therapy, neuropathic medications, antidepressant medications, counseling, opioid and non-opioid analgesics, procedural therapies (nerve blocks, trigger point blocks, epidural injections, complementary or alternative medicine therapies (herbal and nutritional therapies, magnetic field therapy, acupuncture, other) C: No treatment O: Reduction of chronic pelvic pain, improvement in quality of life
- Describe why this topic is important.
- Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common, burdensome, and costly condition disproportionately affecting women. A systematic review of high-quality studies by the World Health Organization in 2006 found the prevalence to range from approximately 2% to 24% for noncyclical pain, 8% to 22% for dyspareunia, and 17% to 81% for dysmenorrhea (Latthe 2006). An updated review published in 2014 used a more stringent definition (noncyclical pain lasting at least 6 months) and found prevalence estimates ranging from 5.7% to 26.6% (Ahangari 2014).
- Tell us why you are suggesting this topic.
- There is a gap in evidence evaluation for diagnosis and management of chronic pelvic pain.
- Target Date.
- Describe what you are doing currently and what you are hoping will change because of a new evidence report.
- We have other documents that touch briefly on Chronic Pelvic Pain. However, this report would strength the evidence platform to allow us to develop a more in depth document on this topic that we'd then provide to our membership.
- How will you or your group use the information from a new evidence report?
- We will use this report to inform our clinical guidance.
- How would you or your group plan to disseminate information from the report? Who would you plan to disseminate it to?
- We would disseminate the information to our membership of OBGYNs
- Do you know of organizations that could use an evidence report to change clinical practice? Are you a part of, or have you been in contact with, any organizations that might implement the research findings of an evidence report?
- Yes, we are part of a medical organization that would disseminate and implement the research findings from this evidence report
- Information About You: (optional)
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- Provide a description of your role or perspective.
- Research Manager
- If you are you making a suggestion on behalf of an organization, please state the name of the organization.
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Please tell us how you heard about the Effective Health Care Program.
