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Chronic pelvic pain is a common, disabling problem among women. Although chronic pelvic pain can be produced by many conditions, some causes are frequently overlooked and under-diagnosed, resulting in inappropriate referral and inadequate treatment.
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Kuligowska, E. (2010). Pelvic Pain: Introduction. In: Santoro, G.A., Wieczorek, A.P., Bartram, C.I. (eds) Pelvic Floor Disorders. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1542-5_76
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