Chronic Female Pelvic Pain
Prevention
Early diagnosis and treatment of pelvic pain may help keep the pain from becoming chronic.
One cause of chronic pelvic pain is Reference pelvic inflammatory disease Opens New Window. You can greatly lower your risk of getting this disease by Reference practicing safe sex. Safe sex includes using condoms and using them correctly.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference February 17, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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