Chronic pelvic pain has the potential to disturb your well-being, interfere with everyday life, and significantly impact personal relationships, as it causes pain during sexual intercourse. Please don’t suffer with pain that affects your quality of life. Contact UroGyn Specialists of Florida and schedule an appointment at one of our locations in Orlando, Lake Mary, and Kissimmee, Florida. Our physicians will diagnose the cause of your pain and recommend treatment to help you find relief and get back to enjoying your life.
Chronic pelvic pain is an ongoing, long-term pain that sometimes affects the entire pelvic region, and other times seems limited to a specific area. The pain can be steady, or it may come and go. It may be a dull ache, a severe and sharp pain, or a sensation of pressure deep in your pelvis. You may even experience pelvic pain during a bowel movement or after sitting too long.
When you have chronic pelvic pain, you may have one or more underlying health conditions causing the pain. This list contains only a few of the many potential underlying problems: (See Ref 1, para 7)
- Musculoskeletal problems
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Uterine fibroids
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Interstitial cystitis
- Pelvic congestion syndrome/li>
Chronic pelvic pain also causes pain during sexual intercourse, but it’s not the only possible reason for experiencing pelvic pain during sex. Many health conditions and illnesses can lead to deep pelvic pain during intercourse:
- Endometriosis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Uterine prolapse
- Retroverted uterus
- Uterine fibroids
- Interstitial cystitis
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Ovarian cysts
- Hemorrhoids
- Scarring from prior pelvic surgery
Since pain during intercourse can have multiple causes, talk with your doctor at UroGyn Specialists of Florida, and get a thorough exam to determine your precise physical issue.
While the physicians at UroGyn Specialists of Florida always consider each woman’s unique health condition and tailor treatment to meet each person’s needs, a condition like chronic pelvic pain demands individualized treatment according to the degree of pain and the underlying cause.
Your treatment for chronic pelvic pain may include one or more options:
Hormone treatments: Pelvic pain that coincides with a particular phase of your menstrual cycle may be due to hormonal changes, and is treated with hormonal medications.
Medications: In addition to medications for temporary pain relief, if an infection is found, you may need antibiotics. Tricyclic antidepressants may be considered because they effectively relieve chronic pain even when depression isn’t a concern.
Trigger point injections: If your pelvic pain comes from a specific area, numbing medicine injected into the area can block the pain.
Minimally invasive surgery: To correct an underlying condition like endometriosis.
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Billing & Insurance
Referrals are needed for the following insurances:
- HMO’s
- Tricare
- FHHS Rosen (every six months)
- Wellcare (yearly)
UroGyn Specialists of Florida accepts most major insurance plans. Please remember to bring your insurance card(s) with you on the day of your appointment. Contact your primary care physician to obtain a referral from your insurance carrier, if it is required by your insurance. If this referral is not obtained by the time of your visit, you will be rescheduled. Additionally, under the rules of all HMO and PPO policies, patients will be responsible for paying their co-payment at the time of the appointment.