Chronic pelvic pain is a difficult problem to treat with the following characteristics:

1. It is as common as asthma in the British community
2. unfortunately 60% of the patients never see a Specialist  
3. 28% of inflicted patients do not have a diagnosis
4. It affects the individual's life style, work practices and social life
5. It could affect all age groups and no one is immune
6. It is usually multifactorial and more than one cause or body system are involved
7. There is usually a psychological cause or effect to the problem
8. Chronic pelvic pain could be controlled but rarely treated all together
9. Patients need  to know that they might have to live with some residual discomfort
10. Early treatment could prevent the development of the chronic pain syndrome.

For more information see ' Chronic Pelvic Pain and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: The Two Enigmas of Gynaecology Outpatient Clinics'. Published by the Grosvenor Publishing House, Crossweys, 28-30 High street, Guildford, Surrey GU1 3HY, England. Telephone: 01483243450.
ISBN 978-1-906645-77-9.

It is available from the Publishers by direct order and from Amazon as well as other reputable booksellers.