Chronic pelvic pain associated with pelvic congestion syndrome and the benefit of MPFF at a dose of 500 mg: a review*

Feza BURAK1 Tonguc GUNDUZ2 Mehmet SIMSEK2 Omur TASKIN1,2 Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology Ìnonu University 1, Malatya and Akdeniz University 2, Antalya School of Medicine * This review is based on the following publication: 1) Taskin O, Uryan I I, Buhur A, et al. The Effects of MPFF on Pelvic Pain in Women with Taylor Syndrome. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc. 1996;3(4, Supplement):S49, and 2) Simsek M, Burak F, Taskin O. Effects of micronized purified flavonoid fraction on pelvic pain in women with laparoscopically diagnosed pelvic congestion syndrome: a randomized crossover trial. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2007;34(2):96-98. SUMMARY Chronic pelvic…

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Pelviperineal venous insufficiency and varicose veins of the lower limbs

Edgar BALIAN, Jean-Louis LASRY, Gérard COPPÉ, Hervé BORIE, Agnès LEROUX, Dominique BRYON, Stéphane KOVARSKY Private Hospital, Antony, France. Dept. of Cardiology and Interventional Radiology Investigation and treatment of pelvic venous insufficiency (PVI) in women to date has primarily involved its most familiar clinical presentation, ie, pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) accurately described by Hobbs.1 For the last few years,2 more attention has focused on involvement of PVI in the pathogenesis of primary varicose veins or recurring varicosities of the lower limbs. This finding has been confirmed by a national epidemiologic survey that evaluated the potential incidence of pelvic pain of venous…

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The relation between pelvic varicose veins, chronic pelvic pain, and lower extremity venous insufficiency in women

Neslihan ZEHRA GÜLTAPLÝ, Aydýn KURT, Ali ÝPEK, Mehmet GÜMÜP, Kemal Rýdvan YAZÝCÝOPLU, Gülçin DILMEN, Ýsmet TAP SUMMARY Purpose: to determine the frequency of pelvic varicose veins with transvaginal ultrasound and associated lower extremity venous insufficiency with Doppler ultrasound in women with chronic pelvic pain of undetermined origin. A total of 100 women with chronic pelvic pain of undetermined origin lasting more than 6 months were included in the study. The presence of anechogenic and non-pulsatile vascular structures demonstrating flow in Doppler ultrasound with a diameter >5 mm in parauterine and paraovarian localizations was accepted as pelvic varicose veins. In all…

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