| Eligibility |
I. First phase of study evaluation women with presumed venous origin chronic pelvic pain
Inclusion Criteria :
1. Non-menopausal women =18 years old.
a. Women who are not menstruating because of ovarian suppression therapy for CPP are
eligible.
2. CPP meeting the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists criteria.
3. Patient pain is primarily of pelvic and/or pelvic floor origin. Patient may experience
other pain symptoms, including bowel, bladder, musculoskeletal, skin allodynia and
hyperalgesia, or lower extremity venous or vulvar pain.
4. Imaging demonstrating multiple tortuous pelvic varicose veins > 5 mm in diameter in
the ovarian, utero vaginal, and/or uterine arcuate venous plexus.
a. Imaging must be documented from trans vaginal ultrasound, trans abdominal
ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, catheter venogram, or
trans fundal pelvic venogram. If laparoscopic images are available to confirm veins
this size, this would be acceptable as well.
5. Venous contribution to CPP, as determined by clinical impression from a CPP
specialist. Clinical impression will be based on the presence of the following
symptoms and physical findings:
a. Symptoms: i. CPP increased with standing, walking, or lifting ii. CPP increased at
the end of the day iii. CPP improved by laying down iv. Sexually provoked prolonged
post-coital ache b. Physical findings: i. Adnexal tenderness on gentle bimanual exam
ii. Tenderness at the ovarian point trans-abdominally iii. Tenderness of the uterus
6. Participant can read, communicate clearly, and understand English or Spanish.
7. Participant is willing and able to participate in an interview and complete
questionnaires.
8. Participant is willing and able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Pain symptoms should primarily be of pelvic and/or pelvic floor origin (inclusion
criteria #3 above). Pain should not be exclusively low back, hips, symphysis,
allodynia or hyperalgesia of the skin, or from varicose veins of the vulvar and/or
lower extremities.
2. Pain thought primarily to be due to endometriosis, pelvic floor myalgia, a
musculoskeletal etiology, irritable bowel disease, or painful bladder
syndrome/interstitial cystitis.
3. Obvious endometriosis based on physical exam or laparoscopy findings.
4. Patients previously treated with a technically successful surgery or vascular
procedure for a venous disorder of the pelvis or renal vein.
5. Participant has any clinically relevant medical condition (e.g., severe co morbid
condition, severe mental illness, severe visual or auditory impairment, or cognitive
impairment) that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with
participating in an interview and/or completing the study procedures
II. Second phase of study evaluation women with non-venous origin chronic pelvic pain
Inclusion Criteria :
1. Non-menopausal women =18 years old.
a. Women who are not menstruating because of ovarian suppression therapy for CPP are
eligible.
2. CPP meeting the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists criteria.
3. Patient pain is primarily of pelvic and/or pelvic floor origin. Patient may experience
other pain symptoms, including bowel, bladder, musculoskeletal, skin allodynia and
hyperalgesia, or lower extremity venous or vulvar pain.
4. Imaging demonstrating multiple tortuous pelvic varicose veins > 5 mm in diameter in
the ovarian, utero vaginal, and/or uterine arcuate venous plexus.
a. Imaging must be documented from trans vaginal ultrasound, trans abdominal
ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, catheter venogram, or
trans fundal pelvic venogram. If laparoscopic images are available to confirm veins
this size, this would be acceptable as well.
5. Venous contribution to CPP, as determined by clinical impression from a CPP
specialist. Clinical impression will be based on the presence of the following
symptoms and physical findings:
a. Symptoms: i. CPP increased with standing, walking, or lifting ii. CPP increased at
the end of the day iii. CPP improved by laying down iv. Sexually provoked prolonged
post-coital ache b. Physical findings: i. Adnexal tenderness on gentle bimanual exam
ii. Tenderness at the ovarian point trans-abdominally iii. Tenderness of the uterus
6. Participant can read, communicate clearly, and understand English or Spanish.
7. Participant is willing and able to participate in an interview and complete
questionnaires.
8. Participant is willing and able to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Pain symptoms should primarily be of pelvic and/or pelvic floor origin (inclusion
criteria #3 above). Pain should not be exclusively low back, hips, symphysis,
allodynia or hyperalgesia of the skin, or from varicose veins of the vulvar and/or
lower extremities.
2. Pain thought primarily to be due to endometriosis, pelvic floor myalgia, a
musculoskeletal etiology, irritable bowel disease, or painful bladder
syndrome/interstitial cystitis.
3. Obvious endometriosis based on physical exam or laparoscopy findings.
4. Patients previously treated with a technically successful surgery or vascular
procedure for a venous disorder of the pelvis or renal vein.
5. Participant has any clinically relevant medical condition (e.g., severe co morbid
condition, severe mental illness, severe visual or auditory impairment, or cognitive
impairment) that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with
participating in an interview and/or completing the study procedures
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