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Five persistent myths about chronic pelvic pain — New York

Medically reviewed by Dr Renaud Bollens — Professor of Urology

New York

Five persistent myths about chronic pelvic pain, seen through the experience of patients in New York, where sitting, commuting and desk work dominate the day.

Myth: a normal scan means nothing is wrong. In nerve pain a normal scan is expected, not reassuring.

Myth: pelvic pain is psychological when tests are negative. Pain that follows a nerve territory and changes with posture is anatomical, whatever the tests showed.

Myth: nothing can be done. For a compressed nerve, decompression is a real, established surgical option in the right patient.

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