General Guidelines for Persistent Pelvic and Lower Abdominal Pain
All of the following can be accessed by patients and the public:
- RCOG Chronic Pelvic Pain Special Interest Training (SITM) Module 2024
- European association of Urology Chronic Pelvic Pain Guideline 2024
- As above but the pocket guideline version
Endometriosis
- ESHRE Guidelines
- NICE Endometriosis Diagnosis and Management
- NCEPOD report 2024 Endometriosis
- Endometriosis and Fertility Problems – Assessment and Treatment NICE 2026 (PDF)
- British Medical Ultrasound Society/BSGE Guidance for the Assessment of Endometriosis
Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis
- American Urological Association
- Management of Bladder Pain Syndrome – RCOG Guideline 2016
- European Association of Urology Chronic Pelvic Pain Guideline 2024
- As above but the pocket guideline version
Adenomyosis
There is currently no guideline for this.
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.