Pelvic Pain

Pelvic pain is a symptom that can affect both women and men. The pelvic pain that persists for a period of 6 months or more to be considered chronic while less than this duration is considered acute. The pain may indicate the existence of poorly understood conditions that likely represent abnormal psychoneuromuscular function. Differentiating between acute and chronic pain is important in understanding chronic pelvic pain syndromes. Acute pain is most common, often experienced by patients after surgery or other soft tissue traumas. It tends to be immediate, severe and short lived however, pain that extends beyond a normal recovery period and lasts longer than 3–6 months constitutes chronic pain.