Exhibitors - AGES

ISGE 19 th Annual Congress 2010
Program Abstracts Saturday 28 May
Program Abstracts SESSION 10
MEDICAl TrEATMENT OF ChrONIC PElvIC PAIN
SATuRDAy 29 MAy / SESSION 10 / 1145-1200
Molloy AR
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a major cause of distress and disability. In the US
CPP is estimated affect 1:7 women, account for 1:10 gynaecological consults
and is an indication for between 15-40% of laparoscopies and 12% of
hysterectomies. Once treatable medical and surgical conditions have been
addressed or excluded, patients with persistent pain should be referred to a
multidisciplinary pain centre as soon as possible where a biopsychosocial
assessment will take place. This will aim to identify a range of treatment options
aiming to reduce the patients ongoing pain and target other domains such as
mood, function and quality of life. Treatments providing pain reduction include
medical options such as gabapentin and pregabalin to target neuropathic pain
and invasive procedures such as spinal cord stimulation. Increasingly cognitive
behavioural therapy is used either individually or as part of an intensive program
to help patients cope in an active way with ongoing pain.
AUTHOR AFFILIATION: A. R. Molloy; Senior Staff Specialist and Senior Lecturer
University of Sydney Pain Management & Research Centre Dept. of Anaesthesia
& Pain Management Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
40 Isge 19 th Annual Congress in conjunction with the Ages XX Annual scientific Meeting Abstract
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