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Pain during or after [[intercourse]] | Pain during or after [[intercourse]] | ||
*Superficial dyspareunia - pain of the external genitalia. ''Causes'': [[genital infection]], [[Bartholin's cyst]], surgery | *Superficial dyspareunia - pain of the external genitalia. ''Causes'': [[genital infection]], [[Bartholin's cyst]], surgery | ||
*Deep dyspareunia - chronic [[PID]], [[endometriosis]], [[retroverted uterus]], [[IBD]], [[IBS]], chronic [[constipation]], [[pelvic mass]]. | *Deep dyspareunia - chronic [[PID]], [[endometriosis]], [[retroverted uterus]], [[IBD]], [[IBS]], chronic [[constipation]], [[pelvic mass]], [[vaginismus]]. | ||
====Non-gynae==== | ====Non-gynae==== | ||
Revision as of 11:35, 18 December 2009
Definition
Pain in the lower abdomen/pelvis area.
Epidemiology
Pathophysiology
Differential Diagnosis
It's also worth taking a look at abdominal pain. This where I got most of the differentials from.
Gynaecological
Dyspareunia
Pain during or after intercourse
- Superficial dyspareunia - pain of the external genitalia. Causes: genital infection, Bartholin's cyst, surgery
- Deep dyspareunia - chronic PID, endometriosis, retroverted uterus, IBD, IBS, chronic constipation, pelvic mass, vaginismus.
Non-gynae
- Abdominal abscess
- Renal stones
- Mesenteric adenitis
- Meckel's diverticulum
- Crohn's
- Bowel perforation
- Appendicitis
- Strangulated inguinal hernia