Pain is scary – and there are many causes of pain. While it may take more than one office visit to help you figure out where this pain is coming from, we want to help. First of all, we want to spend adequate time with you so that we can make sure we know the exact location, timing, and sensations of pain you are experiencing. Often times, we might need to try different ‘experiments’ to see if they help with the pain – but we will always explain the reasoning behind trying different approaches.
Here is a table of some common causes of pain - it isn't "set in stone", but gives you an idea of things we think about:
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I hurt: |
Fibroids |
Ovarian Cysts |
Endometriosis |
Infection |
Hormone: vaginal dryness |
Prolapse |
|
Only with period |
✔ |
|
✔✔✔✔ |
|
|
✔ |
|
Mostly with period, but on other days, too |
✔✔ |
|
✔✔ |
|
|
✔ |
|
Hurts almost every day |
✔✔✔ |
✔✔✔ |
|
✔✔✔ |
✔✔ |
✔✔✔ |
|
Hurts mostly with sex |
✔✔ |
✔ |
|
✔✔✔ |
✔✔✔✔ |
✔✔✔ |