They can cause lower abdomen pain and other symptoms. Male pelvic pain refers to discomfort that a male may experience in the pelvic region, which is the area between the abdomen and thighs.

If your pelvic floor muscles are in spasm, contracted, or too tight (hypertonic), doing Kegels can worsen the problem — whether that’s pain, leaking, constipation, or sexual dysfunction.

In urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome, high-impact chronic pain was linked to worse disability and mental health outcomes, as well as higher health care utilization.

They may show up as white spots on pelvic X-rays. Treatment may not be necessary unless they cause pain. These calcifications are common, particularly in the pelvis. They are not usually a cause ...

It is often considered a major cause of pelvic pain. Periods involve shedding the 4–6 millimeter-thick endometrial lining from the inside of the uterus. As the lining detaches from the wall of ...

Sonia R. Grover receives funding from the Medical Research Future Fund for LongSTEPPP: Longitudinal Study of teens with Endometriosis, Period and Pelvic pain. She is Director of the Department of ...