Pelvic pain refers to pain that is for at least 6 months duration and occurs below the belly button and is severe enough to affect activities of daily living. Sadly, this is a very common presentation to a Gynaecologist and accounts for roughly 10% of referrals.

Living with pelvic pain is not normal and no woman should have to normalise this concern. It is an incredibly complex condition, but there certainly are highly effective treatments out there once the diagnosis has been made. Often the diagnosis can be determined by a history or examination alone, but in some cases this will require further investigations such as targeted scans or even laparoscopy (key hole surgery) to help determine the diagnosis.