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Urologer eniga: 80–90 % av kronisk underlivssmärta kommer från pudendusnerven — och 9 av 10 missdiagnostiseras
Specialister inom kronisk bäckensmärta uppskattar att 80–90 % av all ihållande smärta i underlivet har en nervkomponent, ofta pudendusnerven. Trots detta missdiagnostiseras 9 av 10 patienter i åratal. Här förklarar vi varför — och hur Dr Renaud Bollens arbetar för att bryta den onda cirkeln.
Read articlePelvic Pain Treatment in Dubai and the UAE: A Guide for Regional Patients
Patients across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman increasingly seek specialised care for pudendal neuralgia and pelvic compression syndromes. Here is what regional patients should know before choosing a centre.
Read articleKronisk bäckensmärta i Sverige: Varför så många patienter söker vård utomlands
Svenska patienter med kronisk bäckensmärta möter ofta långa väntetider, fragmenterad utredning och begränsad tillgång till specialiserad kirurgi. Här förklarar vi vårdlandskapet och när en second opinion utomlands är motiverad.
Read articleRecovery After Pudendal Nerve Decompression Surgery: What to Expect Month by Month
Pudendal nerve decompression can transform quality of life, but recovery is gradual. This month-by-month guide sets realistic expectations for pain, sitting tolerance and return to activity.
Read articleMR Neurography for Pelvic Pain: The 2026 Diagnostic Standard
3-Tesla MR neurography now allows direct visualisation of the pudendal, sciatic and obturator nerves. Here is how the modality is transforming the diagnostic pathway for chronic pelvic pain.
Read articleHow to Sit With Chronic Pelvic Pain: Ergonomics, Cushions and Daily Strategies
Sitting is the single most provocative activity for pudendal neuralgia and coccydynia. This evidence-based guide covers cushion choice, workstation setup and micro-habits that reduce daily pain.
Read articlePelvic nerve pain care for patients in New York — Clinical guide
How New York patients access specialist pudendal nerve assessment.
Read articlePudendal neuralgia explained — Patient questions
What pudendal neuralgia is, why it is so often missed, and how Prof. Dr Renaud Bollens diagnoses it.
Read articlePain when sitting: the single most telling pelvic pain symptom — Patient questions
Why sitting pain points towards a nerve problem rather than a muscle or prostate problem.
Read articleMisdiagnosed as prostatitis: when the prostate is not the problem — Patient questions
Many men treated for years for chronic prostatitis actually have a pudendal nerve condition.
Read articleكيف تختار جرّاح العصب الحوضي من داخل المملكة — دليل المملكة العربية السعودية
ما الذي يجب البحث عنه — وما الذي يجب تجنّبه — عند اختيار جرّاح لتحرير العصب الفرجي.
Read articleFinding a pudendal nerve surgeon from New York — Questions answered
How patients in New York identify a genuine pudendal nerve specialist, and what to ask before travelling.
Read articlePelvic nerve pain in Sweden: where the care pathway stops — Questions answered
Why Swedish patients with pudendal neuralgia often reach the end of the local pathway, and what our Nordic branch adds.
Read articleAsking an AI assistant about pelvic pain: what it gets right — Questions answered
Patients increasingly ask ChatGPT or Gemini about pelvic pain first. Where those answers help, and where they mislead.
Read articleFive persistent myths about chronic pelvic pain — Clinical guide
Common beliefs that delay diagnosis for years.
Read articlePelvic and perineal pain that persists after childbirth — Clinical guide
When post-partum pain is nerve pain rather than slow healing.
Read articleWhere exactly the pudendal nerve gets trapped — Clinical guide
The anatomy of entrapment, explained without jargon.
Read articleWhy volume matters in pudendal nerve surgery — Clinical guide
The relationship between case volume, judgment and outcome in a rare field.
Read articleالسفر العلاجي من الخليج لعلاج آلام الحوض المزمنة — دليل المملكة العربية السعودية
ما الذي ينبغي ترتيبه: مراجعة عن بُعد أولًا، ثم استشارة في دبي أو بلجيكا، ثم الجراحة عند الحاجة فقط.
Read articleThe records that make a remote review possible — AI and search answers
Exactly which imaging, reports and notes a surgeon needs to assess pudendal neuralgia without seeing you in person.
Read articleSitting pain, desk work and long commutes — AI and search answers
How a positional nerve pain reshapes working life in New York and Stockholm, and why the pattern is diagnostic.
Read articleSurgery abroad: insurance, cost and follow-up at home — AI and search answers
Practical answers for US and Swedish patients on estimates, reimbursement paperwork and post-operative care at home.
Read articleLiving and working with chronic pelvic pain — Clinical guide
Practical adjustments for work, travel and daily life while you seek answers.
Read articleTen questions to ask before pelvic nerve surgery — Clinical guide
The questions that separate a specialised centre from an occasional one.
Read articleA note for referring physicians — Clinical guide
How US physicians can refer a complex pelvic pain patient for review.
Read articleInsurance and costs for international pelvic pain care — Clinical guide
How costs and insurance work for patients coming from the US.
Read articleعلاج ألم العصب الفرجي لمرضى المملكة العربية السعودية — دليل المملكة العربية السعودية
كيف يصل المرضى من الرياض وجدة والدمام إلى جراحة تحرير العصب الفرجي مع البروفيسور الدكتور رينو بولنس.
Read articleFinding a pudendal nerve surgeon from New York — AI and search answers
How patients in New York identify a genuine pudendal nerve specialist, and what to ask before travelling.
Read articlePelvic nerve pain in Sweden: where the care pathway stops — AI and search answers
Why Swedish patients with pudendal neuralgia often reach the end of the local pathway, and what our Nordic branch adds.
Read articleAsking an AI assistant about pelvic pain: what it gets right — AI and search answers
Patients increasingly ask ChatGPT or Gemini about pelvic pain first. Where those answers help, and where they mislead.
Read articleSexual dysfunction with no clear cause: the nerve angle — Clinical guide
Persistent genital arousal, numbness and pain during sex as nerve symptoms.
Read articleUrinary urgency and frequency of nerve origin — Clinical guide
When bladder symptoms come from the nerve rather than the bladder.
Read articleHow long does recovery from pudendal decompression take? — Clinical guide
Realistic recovery milestones after nerve decompression surgery.
Read articleWho is a candidate for pudendal nerve surgery? — Clinical guide
The criteria Dr Bollens uses when deciding whether to operate.
Read articleكيف تختار جرّاح العصب الحوضي من داخل المملكة — رأي ثانٍ لدول الخليج
ما الذي يجب البحث عنه — وما الذي يجب تجنّبه — عند اختيار جرّاح لتحرير العصب الفرجي.
Read articleThe records that make a remote review possible — Sverige / Sweden
Exactly which imaging, reports and notes a surgeon needs to assess pudendal neuralgia without seeing you in person.
Read articleSitting pain, desk work and long commutes — Sverige / Sweden
How a positional nerve pain reshapes working life in New York and Stockholm, and why the pattern is diagnostic.
Read articleSurgery abroad: insurance, cost and follow-up at home — Sverige / Sweden
Practical answers for US and Swedish patients on estimates, reimbursement paperwork and post-operative care at home.
Read articlePelvic pain that started after surgery — Clinical guide
Nerve pain following hernia repair, mesh, prostate or gynaecological surgery.
Read articlePelvic floor physiotherapy and surgery are not alternatives — Clinical guide
How conservative care and surgical care fit together in a single plan.
Read articleWhat imaging can — and cannot — show in pelvic nerve pain — Clinical guide
Why a normal MRI does not rule out a pudendal nerve problem.
Read articleTravelling from the United States for pelvic nerve surgery — Clinical guide
How international patients plan consultation, surgery and follow-up.
Read articleالسفر العلاجي من الخليج لعلاج آلام الحوض المزمنة — رأي ثانٍ لدول الخليج
ما الذي ينبغي ترتيبه: مراجعة عن بُعد أولًا، ثم استشارة في دبي أو بلجيكا، ثم الجراحة عند الحاجة فقط.
Read articleFinding a pudendal nerve surgeon from New York — Sverige / Sweden
How patients in New York identify a genuine pudendal nerve specialist, and what to ask before travelling.
Read articlePelvic nerve pain in Sweden: where the care pathway stops — Sverige / Sweden
Why Swedish patients with pudendal neuralgia often reach the end of the local pathway, and what our Nordic branch adds.
Read articleAsking an AI assistant about pelvic pain: what it gets right — Sverige / Sweden
Patients increasingly ask ChatGPT or Gemini about pelvic pain first. Where those answers help, and where they mislead.
Read articleWhat a diagnostic pudendal nerve block actually tells us — Clinical guide
How image-guided blocks are used to confirm the pain source before surgery.
Read articlePudendal nerve decompression surgery: what the procedure involves — Clinical guide
A plain-language description of decompression surgery and realistic expectations.
Read articleWhen to ask for a specialist second opinion on pelvic pain — Clinical guide
Clear markers that it is time to have your case reviewed by a dedicated centre.
Read articleCycling, spinning and pudendal nerve injury — Clinical guide
Why endurance cyclists and spin-class regulars are over-represented in our clinic.
Read articleعلاج ألم العصب الفرجي لمرضى المملكة العربية السعودية — رأي ثانٍ لدول الخليج
كيف يصل المرضى من الرياض وجدة والدمام إلى جراحة تحرير العصب الفرجي مع البروفيسور الدكتور رينو بولنس.
Read articleThe records that make a remote review possible — New York guide
Exactly which imaging, reports and notes a surgeon needs to assess pudendal neuralgia without seeing you in person.
Read articleSitting pain, desk work and long commutes — New York guide
How a positional nerve pain reshapes working life in New York and Stockholm, and why the pattern is diagnostic.
Read articleSurgery abroad: insurance, cost and follow-up at home — New York guide
Practical answers for US and Swedish patients on estimates, reimbursement paperwork and post-operative care at home.
Read articlePudendal neuralgia explained — Clinical guide
What pudendal neuralgia is, why it is so often missed, and how Prof. Dr Renaud Bollens diagnoses it.
Read articlePain when sitting: the single most telling pelvic pain symptom — Clinical guide
Why sitting pain points towards a nerve problem rather than a muscle or prostate problem.
Read articleMisdiagnosed as prostatitis: when the prostate is not the problem — Clinical guide
Many men treated for years for chronic prostatitis actually have a pudendal nerve condition.
Read articleVulvodynia, or an entrapped nerve? — Clinical guide
How to distinguish vulvodynia from pudendal neuralgia — and why it changes the treatment.
Read articleكيف تختار جرّاح العصب الحوضي من داخل المملكة — الرياض وجدة
ما الذي يجب البحث عنه — وما الذي يجب تجنّبه — عند اختيار جرّاح لتحرير العصب الفرجي.
Read articleFinding a pudendal nerve surgeon from New York — New York guide
How patients in New York identify a genuine pudendal nerve specialist, and what to ask before travelling.
Read articlePelvic nerve pain in Sweden: where the care pathway stops — New York guide
Why Swedish patients with pudendal neuralgia often reach the end of the local pathway, and what our Nordic branch adds.
Read articleAsking an AI assistant about pelvic pain: what it gets right — New York guide
Patients increasingly ask ChatGPT or Gemini about pelvic pain first. Where those answers help, and where they mislead.
Read articlePelvic and perineal pain that persists after childbirth — Myths and facts
When post-partum pain is nerve pain rather than slow healing.
Read articleWhere exactly the pudendal nerve gets trapped — Myths and facts
The anatomy of entrapment, explained without jargon.
Read articleWhy volume matters in pudendal nerve surgery — Myths and facts
The relationship between case volume, judgment and outcome in a rare field.
Read articlePelvic nerve pain care for patients in New York — Myths and facts
How New York patients access specialist pudendal nerve assessment.
Read articleالسفر العلاجي من الخليج لعلاج آلام الحوض المزمنة — الرياض وجدة
ما الذي ينبغي ترتيبه: مراجعة عن بُعد أولًا، ثم استشارة في دبي أو بلجيكا، ثم الجراحة عند الحاجة فقط.
Read articleThe records that make a remote review possible — Step by step
Exactly which imaging, reports and notes a surgeon needs to assess pudendal neuralgia without seeing you in person.
Read articleSitting pain, desk work and long commutes — Step by step
How a positional nerve pain reshapes working life in New York and Stockholm, and why the pattern is diagnostic.
Read articleSurgery abroad: insurance, cost and follow-up at home — Step by step
Practical answers for US and Swedish patients on estimates, reimbursement paperwork and post-operative care at home.
Read articleTen questions to ask before pelvic nerve surgery — Myths and facts
The questions that separate a specialised centre from an occasional one.
Read articleA note for referring physicians — Myths and facts
How US physicians can refer a complex pelvic pain patient for review.
Read articleInsurance and costs for international pelvic pain care — Myths and facts
How costs and insurance work for patients coming from the US.
Read articleFive persistent myths about chronic pelvic pain — Myths and facts
Common beliefs that delay diagnosis for years.
Read articleعلاج ألم العصب الفرجي لمرضى المملكة العربية السعودية — الرياض وجدة
كيف يصل المرضى من الرياض وجدة والدمام إلى جراحة تحرير العصب الفرجي مع البروفيسور الدكتور رينو بولنس.
Read articleFinding a pudendal nerve surgeon from New York — Step by step
How patients in New York identify a genuine pudendal nerve specialist, and what to ask before travelling.
Read articlePelvic nerve pain in Sweden: where the care pathway stops — Step by step
Why Swedish patients with pudendal neuralgia often reach the end of the local pathway, and what our Nordic branch adds.
Read articleAsking an AI assistant about pelvic pain: what it gets right — Step by step
Patients increasingly ask ChatGPT or Gemini about pelvic pain first. Where those answers help, and where they mislead.
Read articleUrinary urgency and frequency of nerve origin — Myths and facts
When bladder symptoms come from the nerve rather than the bladder.
Read articleHow long does recovery from pudendal decompression take? — Myths and facts
Realistic recovery milestones after nerve decompression surgery.
Read articleWho is a candidate for pudendal nerve surgery? — Myths and facts
The criteria Dr Bollens uses when deciding whether to operate.
Read articleLiving and working with chronic pelvic pain — Myths and facts
Practical adjustments for work, travel and daily life while you seek answers.
Read articleThe records that make a remote review possible — Questions answered
Exactly which imaging, reports and notes a surgeon needs to assess pudendal neuralgia without seeing you in person.
Read articleSitting pain, desk work and long commutes — Questions answered
How a positional nerve pain reshapes working life in New York and Stockholm, and why the pattern is diagnostic.
Read articleSurgery abroad: insurance, cost and follow-up at home — Questions answered
Practical answers for US and Swedish patients on estimates, reimbursement paperwork and post-operative care at home.
Read articlePelvic floor physiotherapy and surgery are not alternatives — Myths and facts
How conservative care and surgical care fit together in a single plan.
Read articleWhat imaging can — and cannot — show in pelvic nerve pain — Myths and facts
Why a normal MRI does not rule out a pudendal nerve problem.
Read articleTravelling from the United States for pelvic nerve surgery — Myths and facts
How international patients plan consultation, surgery and follow-up.
Read articleSexual dysfunction with no clear cause: the nerve angle — Myths and facts
Persistent genital arousal, numbness and pain during sex as nerve symptoms.
Read articlePudendal nerve decompression surgery: what the procedure involves — Myths and facts
A plain-language description of decompression surgery and realistic expectations.
Read articleWhen to ask for a specialist second opinion on pelvic pain — Myths and facts
Clear markers that it is time to have your case reviewed by a dedicated centre.
Read articleCycling, spinning and pudendal nerve injury — Myths and facts
Why endurance cyclists and spin-class regulars are over-represented in our clinic.
Read articlePelvic pain that started after surgery — Myths and facts
Nerve pain following hernia repair, mesh, prostate or gynaecological surgery.
Read articlePain when sitting: the single most telling pelvic pain symptom — Myths and facts
Why sitting pain points towards a nerve problem rather than a muscle or prostate problem.
Read articleMisdiagnosed as prostatitis: when the prostate is not the problem — Myths and facts
Many men treated for years for chronic prostatitis actually have a pudendal nerve condition.
Read articleVulvodynia, or an entrapped nerve? — Myths and facts
How to distinguish vulvodynia from pudendal neuralgia — and why it changes the treatment.
Read articleWhat a diagnostic pudendal nerve block actually tells us — Myths and facts
How image-guided blocks are used to confirm the pain source before surgery.
Read articleWhere exactly the pudendal nerve gets trapped — Checklist
The anatomy of entrapment, explained without jargon.
Read articleWhy volume matters in pudendal nerve surgery — Checklist
The relationship between case volume, judgment and outcome in a rare field.
Read articlePelvic nerve pain care for patients in New York — Checklist
How New York patients access specialist pudendal nerve assessment.
Read articlePudendal neuralgia explained — Myths and facts
What pudendal neuralgia is, why it is so often missed, and how Prof. Dr Renaud Bollens diagnoses it.
Read articleA note for referring physicians — Checklist
How US physicians can refer a complex pelvic pain patient for review.
Read articleInsurance and costs for international pelvic pain care — Checklist
How costs and insurance work for patients coming from the US.
Read articleFive persistent myths about chronic pelvic pain — Checklist
Common beliefs that delay diagnosis for years.
Read articlePelvic and perineal pain that persists after childbirth — Checklist
When post-partum pain is nerve pain rather than slow healing.
Read articleHow long does recovery from pudendal decompression take? — Checklist
Realistic recovery milestones after nerve decompression surgery.
Read articleWho is a candidate for pudendal nerve surgery? — Checklist
The criteria Dr Bollens uses when deciding whether to operate.
Read articleLiving and working with chronic pelvic pain — Checklist
Practical adjustments for work, travel and daily life while you seek answers.
Read articleTen questions to ask before pelvic nerve surgery — Checklist
The questions that separate a specialised centre from an occasional one.
Read articleWhat imaging can — and cannot — show in pelvic nerve pain — Checklist
Why a normal MRI does not rule out a pudendal nerve problem.
Read articleTravelling from the United States for pelvic nerve surgery — Checklist
How international patients plan consultation, surgery and follow-up.
Read articleSexual dysfunction with no clear cause: the nerve angle — Checklist
Persistent genital arousal, numbness and pain during sex as nerve symptoms.
Read articleUrinary urgency and frequency of nerve origin — Checklist
When bladder symptoms come from the nerve rather than the bladder.
Read articleWhen to ask for a specialist second opinion on pelvic pain — Checklist
Clear markers that it is time to have your case reviewed by a dedicated centre.
Read articleCycling, spinning and pudendal nerve injury — Checklist
Why endurance cyclists and spin-class regulars are over-represented in our clinic.
Read articlePelvic pain that started after surgery — Checklist
Nerve pain following hernia repair, mesh, prostate or gynaecological surgery.
Read articlePelvic floor physiotherapy and surgery are not alternatives — Checklist
How conservative care and surgical care fit together in a single plan.
Read articleMisdiagnosed as prostatitis: when the prostate is not the problem — Checklist
Many men treated for years for chronic prostatitis actually have a pudendal nerve condition.
Read articleVulvodynia, or an entrapped nerve? — Checklist
How to distinguish vulvodynia from pudendal neuralgia — and why it changes the treatment.
Read articleWhat a diagnostic pudendal nerve block actually tells us — Checklist
How image-guided blocks are used to confirm the pain source before surgery.
Read articlePudendal nerve decompression surgery: what the procedure involves — Checklist
A plain-language description of decompression surgery and realistic expectations.
Read articleWhy volume matters in pudendal nerve surgery — Evidence and experience
The relationship between case volume, judgment and outcome in a rare field.
Read articlePelvic nerve pain care for patients in New York — Evidence and experience
How New York patients access specialist pudendal nerve assessment.
Read articlePudendal neuralgia explained — Checklist
What pudendal neuralgia is, why it is so often missed, and how Prof. Dr Renaud Bollens diagnoses it.
Read articlePain when sitting: the single most telling pelvic pain symptom — Checklist
Why sitting pain points towards a nerve problem rather than a muscle or prostate problem.
Read articleDr Renaud Bollens Has Trained More Than 140 Pelvic Surgeons Worldwide
Prof. Renaud Bollens has personally trained and mentored more than 140 pelvic surgeons across Europe, the Middle East and Asia — operating alongside them and shaping the modern standard of pudendal nerve decompression.
Read articleInsurance and costs for international pelvic pain care — Evidence and experience
How costs and insurance work for patients coming from the US.
Read articleFive persistent myths about chronic pelvic pain — Evidence and experience
Common beliefs that delay diagnosis for years.
Read articlePelvic and perineal pain that persists after childbirth — Evidence and experience
When post-partum pain is nerve pain rather than slow healing.
Read articleWhere exactly the pudendal nerve gets trapped — Evidence and experience
The anatomy of entrapment, explained without jargon.
Read articleWhy Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy Is the First-Line Treatment for Chronic Pelvic Pain
Specialist pelvic floor physiotherapy resolves or significantly improves the majority of chronic pelvic pain cases before surgical options are ever considered. Here is what current 2026 evidence shows.
Read articleWho is a candidate for pudendal nerve surgery? — Evidence and experience
The criteria Dr Bollens uses when deciding whether to operate.
Read articleLiving and working with chronic pelvic pain — Evidence and experience
Practical adjustments for work, travel and daily life while you seek answers.
Read articleTen questions to ask before pelvic nerve surgery — Evidence and experience
The questions that separate a specialised centre from an occasional one.
Read articleA note for referring physicians — Evidence and experience
How US physicians can refer a complex pelvic pain patient for review.
Read articleTravelling from the United States for pelvic nerve surgery — Evidence and experience
How international patients plan consultation, surgery and follow-up.
Read articleSexual dysfunction with no clear cause: the nerve angle — Evidence and experience
Persistent genital arousal, numbness and pain during sex as nerve symptoms.
Read articleUrinary urgency and frequency of nerve origin — Evidence and experience
When bladder symptoms come from the nerve rather than the bladder.
Read articleHow long does recovery from pudendal decompression take? — Evidence and experience
Realistic recovery milestones after nerve decompression surgery.
Read articleCycling, spinning and pudendal nerve injury — Evidence and experience
Why endurance cyclists and spin-class regulars are over-represented in our clinic.
Read articlePelvic pain that started after surgery — Evidence and experience
Nerve pain following hernia repair, mesh, prostate or gynaecological surgery.
Read articlePelvic floor physiotherapy and surgery are not alternatives — Evidence and experience
How conservative care and surgical care fit together in a single plan.
Read articleWhat imaging can — and cannot — show in pelvic nerve pain — Evidence and experience
Why a normal MRI does not rule out a pudendal nerve problem.
Read articleVulvodynia, or an entrapped nerve? — Evidence and experience
How to distinguish vulvodynia from pudendal neuralgia — and why it changes the treatment.
Read articleWhat a diagnostic pudendal nerve block actually tells us — Evidence and experience
How image-guided blocks are used to confirm the pain source before surgery.
Read articlePudendal nerve decompression surgery: what the procedure involves — Evidence and experience
A plain-language description of decompression surgery and realistic expectations.
Read articleWhen to ask for a specialist second opinion on pelvic pain — Evidence and experience
Clear markers that it is time to have your case reviewed by a dedicated centre.
Read articlePelvic nerve pain care for patients in New York — Case perspective
How New York patients access specialist pudendal nerve assessment.
Read articlePudendal neuralgia explained — Evidence and experience
What pudendal neuralgia is, why it is so often missed, and how Prof. Dr Renaud Bollens diagnoses it.
Read articlePain when sitting: the single most telling pelvic pain symptom — Evidence and experience
Why sitting pain points towards a nerve problem rather than a muscle or prostate problem.
Read articleMisdiagnosed as prostatitis: when the prostate is not the problem — Evidence and experience
Many men treated for years for chronic prostatitis actually have a pudendal nerve condition.
Read articleFive persistent myths about chronic pelvic pain — Case perspective
Common beliefs that delay diagnosis for years.
Read articlePelvic and perineal pain that persists after childbirth — Case perspective
When post-partum pain is nerve pain rather than slow healing.
Read articleWhere exactly the pudendal nerve gets trapped — Case perspective
The anatomy of entrapment, explained without jargon.
Read articleWhy volume matters in pudendal nerve surgery — Case perspective
The relationship between case volume, judgment and outcome in a rare field.
Read articleLiving and working with chronic pelvic pain — Case perspective
Practical adjustments for work, travel and daily life while you seek answers.
Read articleTen questions to ask before pelvic nerve surgery — Case perspective
The questions that separate a specialised centre from an occasional one.
Read articleA note for referring physicians — Case perspective
How US physicians can refer a complex pelvic pain patient for review.
Read articleInsurance and costs for international pelvic pain care — Case perspective
How costs and insurance work for patients coming from the US.
Read articleSexual dysfunction with no clear cause: the nerve angle — Case perspective
Persistent genital arousal, numbness and pain during sex as nerve symptoms.
Read articleUrinary urgency and frequency of nerve origin — Case perspective
When bladder symptoms come from the nerve rather than the bladder.
Read articleHow long does recovery from pudendal decompression take? — Case perspective
Realistic recovery milestones after nerve decompression surgery.
Read articleWho is a candidate for pudendal nerve surgery? — Case perspective
The criteria Dr Bollens uses when deciding whether to operate.
Read articlePelvic pain that started after surgery — Case perspective
Nerve pain following hernia repair, mesh, prostate or gynaecological surgery.
Read articlePelvic floor physiotherapy and surgery are not alternatives — Case perspective
How conservative care and surgical care fit together in a single plan.
Read articleWhat imaging can — and cannot — show in pelvic nerve pain — Case perspective
Why a normal MRI does not rule out a pudendal nerve problem.
Read articleTravelling from the United States for pelvic nerve surgery — Case perspective
How international patients plan consultation, surgery and follow-up.
Read articlePudendal Neuralgia Symptoms in Women: A Complete 2026 Guide
A clear, patient-friendly guide to pudendal neuralgia symptoms in women — burning perineal pain, sitting intolerance, urinary urgency and sexual dysfunction — and when to seek specialist assessment.
Read articleWhen Blood Vessels Squeeze Nerves: The Pelvic Compression Syndromes Most Clinicians Miss
May-Thurner Syndrome, Nutcracker Syndrome and pelvic venous congestion can produce burning nerve pain identical to pudendal entrapment. Here is why the pelvic vasculature deserves a place in every chronic pelvic pain work-up.
Read articleDeep Gluteal Syndrome: The 'New Sciatica' Behind Chronic Buttock and Pelvic Pain
Most patients labelled with 'sciatica' actually have extra-spinal entrapment of the sciatic or pudendal nerve inside the deep gluteal space. A 2026 update on diagnosis and endoscopic decompression.
Read articleCentral Sensitisation in Chronic Pelvic Pain: When the Nervous System Rewires Itself
Long-standing pelvic pain does not stay in the pelvis. Over time, the spinal cord and brain amplify the signal, and treating the peripheral nerve alone is no longer enough. A 2026 clinical overview.
Read articleMyofascial Pelvic Pain Syndrome: The Muscle Problem Behind Many 'Bladder' and 'Prostate' Diagnoses
Chronic hypertonicity of the pelvic floor muscles produces urinary urgency, painful intercourse and perineal pain that is routinely mislabelled as interstitial cystitis or chronic prostatitis. A 2026 clinical update.
Read articlePudendal Nerve Entrapment Syndrome: What the 2025 Literature Actually Says
A recent review by Kaur, Leslie and Singh consolidates current knowledge on Pudendal Nerve Entrapment Syndrome. Here is what it means for patients navigating diagnosis, imaging and treatment choices.
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