Women report chronic pelvic pain not taken seriously, su...( ach month the tissue builds up breaks ...),Health

ach month the tissue builds up, breaks down, and sheds. But, unlike normal uterine tissue that leaves the body during menstruation, this tissue outside the uterus has no way of leaving the body, and often results in severe menstrual cramping, pelvic pain, internal bleeding, scar tissue, and other complications, including infertility.

Post-surgical adhesions are abnormal bands of scar tissue that form inside the pelvis after gynecologic surgery. Endometriosis can also cause adhesions. This scar tissue, and endometriosis itself, are among the leading causes of pelvic pain, infertility, small bowel obstruction and the need for repeat surgery. As many as 90 percent of the three million women who undergo gynecological surgery each year to treat common female health problems such as ovarian cysts, fibroids and endometriosis, will develop adhesions.

Ironically, women who undergo pelvic surgery to correct endometriosis or to remove adhesions (a procedure called adhesiolysis) are at risk for developing pelvic pain from new formations of pelvic adhesions.

However, new treatments are available to help stop the recurring cycle of pelvic pain. A variety of treatments can help treat pain due to endometriosis, and doctors now have tools to help reduce the risk of adhesion development after surgery to treat endometriosis or remove adhesions. Women should proactively talk with their physicians about chronic pelvic pain, its underlying causes and how it can be treated, or even prevented, in some cases.

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Contact: Amy Towery
amy.towery@ogilvypr.com
212-880-5343
Ogilvy Public Relations
14-Oct-2002

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