High prevalence of chronic pelvic pain in women in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil and direct association with abdominal surgery

High prevalence of chronic pelvic pain in women in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil and direct association with abdominal surgery

INTRODUCTION: Chronic pelvic pain is a disease that directly affects the social and professional lives of women. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of this clinical condition and to identify independent factors associated with it in women living in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. METHODS: A one-year cros...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Pagano de Oliveira Goncalves da Silva, Anderson Luís do Nascimento, Daniela Michelazzo, Fernando Filardi Alves Junior, Marcelo Gondim Rocha, Júlio César Rosa e Silva, Francisco José Candido dos Reis, Antonio Alberto Nogueira, Omero Benedicto Poli Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Chronic Pelvic Pain
Prevalence
Public Health
Cesarean Section
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011000800001

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