Experts seek better diagnosis and treatment for women's urinary incontinence and chronic pelvic pain
Urinary incontinence and chronic
pelvic pain can cause women to not
only miss work and social events,
but also avoid intimacy. Women
may feel embarrassed, ashamed,
and afraid. Many women suffer in
silence before finding courage to
seek treatment.
Now women and their clinicians
can get help in their medical
decisions from two reports by the
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ). These
comparative effectiveness reviews, based on the latest evidence,
compare the effectiveness of
diagnostic and treatment
approaches to these
nonreproductive conditions that
disproportionally affect women.
Although both conditions are
common in women, urinary
incontinence is an easily
understood condition that is
relatively simple to diagnose and
has multiple treatment options. In
contrast, chronic pelvic pain or
CPP can be tough to treat.
Research Activities spoke with
researchers and clinicians about the
scope of each problem, the
research, and opportunities for new
research.
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