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Test Your Knowledge: Question 1

Chronic pelvic pain is the continuous or episodic pain in the lower abdomen lasting more than 6 months.

Test Your Knowledge: Question 2

Critical components of the physical exam that assess for myofascial sources of pain are palpation of the abdominal muscles and the:

Test Your Knowledge: Question 3

The most common gastrointestinal (GI) cause of CPP is:

Test Your Knowledge: Question 4

The Q-tip test is used to diagnose interstitial cystitis.

Test Your Knowledge: Question 5

A commonly used treatment for cyclic CPP conditions such as endometriosis is/are:

Test Your Knowledge: Question 6

Common psychological comorbidities women with CPP suffer from include:

Preparatory/Supplemental Exercises

• PLISSIT model for sexual assessment and counseling
• Q-tip test practice
• Pelvic floor assessment using pelvic model with muscles