Chapter: Obstetrics and Gynecology: Dysmenorrhea and Chronic Pelvic Pain

Dysmenorrhea and Chronic Pelvic Pain: Follow-Up

Patients being treated for pelvic pain (dysmenorrhea or chronic pain states) should be carefully monitored for success and the possibility of complications from the therapy.

FOLLOW-UP

Patients being treated for pelvic pain (dysmenorrhea or chronic pain states) should be carefully monitored for success and the possibility of complications from the therapy. Patients on oral contraceptives for the first time should be asked to return for follow-up after 2 months and again after 6 months. Once successful therapy is established, routine periodic health maintenance visits should continue. Patients with chronic pelvic pain should be encouraged to return for follow-up on a periodic basis, rather than only when pain is present, thus avoiding reinforcing pain behavior as a means to an end.

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