Irritable bowel syndrome in women with chronic pelvic pain in a Northeast Brazilian city Síndrome do intestino irritável em mulheres com dor pélvica crônica em uma cidade do Nordeste Brasileiro

PURPOSES: To determine the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and its associated features; to determine whether IBS and CPP constitute the same syndrome. METHODS: Cross-sectional population survey with systematic sequential sampling according to cens...

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Main Authors: Lígia Maria Montenegro Lessa, Maria Bethânia da Costa Chein, Diego Salvador Muniz da Silva, Omero Benedicto Poli Neto, Antônio Alberto Nogueira, Leidyane Silva Caldas Coelho, Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia 2013-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-72032013000200008