{"id":1213,"date":"2022-09-02T10:58:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T10:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/north-florida-gynecology-specialists\/?page_id=1213"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:45:13","slug":"pelvic-pain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/north-florida-gynecology-specialists\/pelvic-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelvic Pain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-min-height:400px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 100%),url(https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/north-florida-gynecology-specialists\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/04\/all_headers_img.jpeg);;--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:30px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:72;line-height:1;\">Pelvic Pain Treatment in Jacksonville, FL<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:4%;--awb-padding-bottom:4%;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Pelvic Pain<\/h2>\n<p>Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) is generally defined as non-cyclic pain present for three to six months or longer, unrelated to pregnancy. Women with CPP may also have pain that radiates beyond the pelvis. Associated symptoms can include urinary or gastrointestinal symptoms, impaired quality of life, and mental health changes. As a result of these changes, women can also experience increased stress, or distress in their personal and professional relationships. Muscle systems often become involved as well.<\/p>\n<p>Common gynecologic causes of CPP include endometriosis, PID (pelvic inflammatory disease), large or complex ovarian cysts, adhesions, adenomyosis, and leiomyomas (fibroids). Additional causes may be muscular tension\/spasm in the pelvis, ovarian remnant syndrome, and even cancer. Urologic causes of CPP include interstitial cystitis\/painful bladder syndrome, renal stones, bladder foreign bodies, or urethral diverticulum. Gastrointestinal processes that can cause CPP include irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular colitis, celiac disease, chronic constipation, and cancers.<\/p>\n<p>Acute pelvic pain is generally defined as lower abdominal or pelvic pain that has lasted less than three months.<br \/>\nCommon gynecologic conditions that can cause acute or new pelvic pain include ruptured ectopic pregnancy, ruptured ovarian cyst, ovarian torsion, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA), fibroids, and adenomyosis. Gastrointestinal causes include appendicitis and diverticulitis. Ureteral stones or obstruction and complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) can also cause acute onset pelvic pain.<\/p>\n<p>Management depends on the cause of the pelvic pain. Workup generally includes an exam, cultures, imaging studies (ultrasound, MRI), and trials of treatment. Surgery is sometimes, but not always, needed to establish the diagnosis and treat the pain. .<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-padding-bottom:50px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.3333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:30px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two mob-center-text no-brakes\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-right fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.25;\"><p><span style=\"color: #3de1f7;\">5 Things <\/span><br \/>\nWe Want You<br \/>\nTo Know About<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3de1f7;\">Pelvic Pain<\/span><\/p><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-padding-right:50px;--awb-padding-bottom:50px;--awb-padding-left:50px;--awb-padding-top-small:20px;--awb-padding-right-small:20px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:20px;--awb-padding-left-small:20px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:13px 13px 13px 13px;--awb-width-large:66.6666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:30px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><ul style=\"--awb-size:16px;--awb-iconcolor:#3de1f7;--awb-textcolor:#000000;--awb-line-height:27.2px;--awb-icon-width:27.2px;--awb-icon-height:27.2px;--awb-icon-margin:11.2px;--awb-content-margin:38.4px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-1 fusion-checklist-default type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Pelvic pain may be from the ovaries, uterus, bowel, bladder, pelvic floor, vessels, muscles, nerves and even the hips<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Evaluation includes a detailed exam and imaging, pap, testing for infection, and usually a urinalysis<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Trial of treatment may involve stopping the period with medications<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Evaluation by a physical therapist can help diagnose pelvic floor spasm (like a Charlie horse in the pelvic muscles that is often described as a falling out sensation, heavy, aching, persistent, sharp stabbing or anal pain)<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-no\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">Diagnosis can be supported by the pattern of pain (cyclic vs. daily) and exacerbating or relieving factors<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-bg-parallax\" data-bg-align=\"center bottom\" data-direction=\"right\" data-mute=\"false\" data-opacity=\"100\" data-velocity=\"-0.5\" data-mobile-enabled=\"false\" data-break_parents=\"0\" data-bg-image=\"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/north-florida-gynecology-specialists\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2020\/04\/Make_an_appointment_img.jpg\" data-bg-repeat=\"false\" data-bg-gradient-type=\"linear\" data-bg-gradient-angle=\"180\" data-bg-gradient-start-color=\"rgba(2,2,2,0.3)\" data-bg-gradient-start-position=\"0\" data-bg-gradient-end-color=\"rgba(0,0,0,0.3)\" data-bg-gradient-end-position=\"100\" data-bg-radial-direction=\"center center\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container 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