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WHO systematic review of prevalence of chronic pelvic pain: a neglected reproductive health morbidity

BMC Public Health · 2006 · Vol. 6(1) · pp. 177–177

Pallavi Latthe✉(Birmingham Women's Hospital)Manish Latthe(Birmingham Research Park)Lale Say(World Health Organization)Metin Gülmezoglu(World Health Organization)Khalid S. Khan(University of Birmingham)

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Abstract

There were few valid population based estimates of disease burden due to CPP from less developed countries. The variation in rates of CPP worldwide was due to variable study quality. Where valid data were available, a high disease burden of all types of pelvic pain was found.

Pregnancy-related medical research Endometriosis Research and Treatment Menstrual Health and DisordersMedicineCINAHLBiostatisticsPsycINFOMEDLINEPelvic painEpidemiologySample size determinationPublic healthUnivariate

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Pelvic Inflammatory DiseaseChronic DiseaseDeveloping CountriesDysmenorrheaDyspareuniaFemaleHumansRegression AnalysisGlobal HealthWorld Health OrganizationPrevalenceEpidemiologic StudiesPelvic PainReproductive MedicineDeveloped Countries