Last Updated Thursday 08-Nov-12
General Guidelines for Chronic Pain
Guidelines on Chronic Pelvic Pain. European Association of Urology 2012
SOCG: Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain, Part I (2005)
SOGC: Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain, Part II (2005)
The Initial Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain “ Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists(RCOG) Guideline 2012
Dysmenorrhoea (Painful Periods)
Prodigy guidance Dysmenorrhoea
Endometriosis
SOGC Endometriosis Guidelines (Canada) - Click here
A systematic review of Endometriosis guidelines for pelvic pain entitled " Guidelines for the management of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis: a systemic appraisal of their quality" Appleyard TL, BJOG 2006 concluded that guidelines for the management of pelvic pain associated with endometriosis published prior to 2006 do not comply with the recommendations for high-quality standards.
CNGOF- France, Endometriosis Clinical Practice Guidelines - published 2007 (Summary in English) - Click here
Germany, Endometriosis Clinical Practice Guidelines- published 2007 (in German) - Click here
Prodigy guidance for the management of Endometriosis in primary care - http://www.cks.library.nhs.uk/endometriosis
http://www.cks.library.nhs.uk/endometriosis/in_summary
The Investigation and Management of Endometriosis - RCOG Guideline 24 Oct 2006
ESHRE Guideline on the management of Endometriosis 2005 - Abstract
Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
American Urological Association Guideline Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis/ Bladder Pain Syndrome - Published 2011
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
NICE guidance for Irritable Bowel Syndrome 2008 - NICE IBS Quick reference guide 2008
NICE guidance for Irritable Bowel Syndrome 2008 - Full Guidance
Prodigy guidance for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Menorrhagia (Heavy Menstrual Bleeding) - Fibroids
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: Investigation and Treatment NICE January 2007
Full guideline http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG44/guidance/pdf/English (A quick reference guide is also available)
Prodigy guidance Menorrhagia
http://www.cks.library.nhs.uk/menorrhagia/in_depth
http://www.cks.library.nhs.uk/menorrhagia/in_summary
Ovarian Cysts
The Management of Ovarian Cysts in Post Menopausal Women - RCOG Guideline 34 Oct 2003
Management of Suspected Ovarian Masses in Premenopausal Women - RCOG Guideline 2011
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
The Management of Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - RCOG Guideline 32 May 2003
Prodigy guidance for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Low Back Pain
NICE Guidance - published 2009
There are currently no guidelines for Adenomyosis, Adhesions, the Management of Long Term Pelvic Pain and many other Pelvic Pain conditions.
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG96
Vulval Pain
British Society for the Study of Vulval Diseases Guideline Group - Guidelines for the management of vulvodynia published 2010
The following e-book on Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain by Dr Susan Evans Deborah Bush may be useful
