Chronic Female Pelvic Pain

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Organizations

International Pelvic Pain Society
1111 North Plaza Drive
Suite 550
Schaumburg, IL  60173-4950
Phone: (847) 517-8712
E-mail: info@pelvicpain.org
Web Address: www.pelvicpain.org
 

Chronic pelvic pain affects millions of women. However, new surgical and medical therapies are available that may offer hope for women suffering from chronic pelvic pain. The International Pelvic Pain Society brings physicians, psychologists, physical therapists, and basic scientists together to coordinate, collect, and apply this growing body of information, and the organization serves as a forum for professional and public education.


National Women's Health Information Center
8270 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive
Fairfax, VA  22031
Phone: 1-800-994-9662
(202) 690-7650
Fax: (202) 205-2631
TDD: 1-888-220-5446
Web Address: www.womenshealth.gov
 

The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) is a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health. NWHIC provides women's health information to a variety of audiences, including consumers, health professionals, and researchers.



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Author: Kathe Gallagher, MSWLast Updated: January 30, 2007
Medical Review: Renée M. Crichlow, MD - Family Medicine
Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology

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