General Guidelines for Persistent Pelvic and Lower Abdominal Pain
All of the following can be accessed by patients and the public:
- Guidelines on Chronic Pelvic Pain. European Association of Urology 2012
- The Initial Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain – Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RCOG) Guideline 2012
Endometriosis
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 French Endometriosis guidelines – English MC – published 2007 (Summary in English)
- Germany, Endometriosis Clinical Practice Guidelines – published 2007 (in German)
- The Investigation and Management of Endometriosis – RCOG Guideline 24 Oct 2006
- NICE – Endometriosis Diagnosis and Management Guideline 2017
- NICE – Endometriosis Quality Standard 2018
- ESHRE Guidelines
Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis
- 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
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)
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
Lower 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.
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.