Gynecology (Pelvic Pain)

New Diagnostic Techniques and Treatments Announced

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 18th, 1995

Chronic pelvic pain - a common, difficult-to-diagnose condition in women that can cause painful intercourse and interfere with their daily life - may be caused by varicose veins from the ovary, a diagnosis frequently overlooked by clinicians.

Information about the condition - and a nonsurgical, interventional radiology technique for treating it - was presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology (SCVIR).

"Chronic pelvic pain is one of the most difficult gynecological problems to diagnose and treat, with symptoms sometimes persisting for years without relief," said Lindsay Machan, M.D., assistant...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (1995-12-18)

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