Introduction Description: Dysuria is the painful passage of urine (symptom, not diagnosis). Prevalence: Common in women; 10%–20% of women per year. One-third of women during their lifetime. Predominant Age: Any increases with age. Genetics: No genetic pattern. Etiology and Pathogenesis…
Introduction Description: Abdominal, pelvic, or vaginal pain that arises during sexual thrusting, especially with deep penetration. Prevalence: Approximately 15% of women each year (severe—less than 2% of women). Predominant Age: Reproductive age and beyond. Genetics: No genetic pattern. Etiology and…
Introduction Description: Primary dysmenorrhea is painful menstruation without a clinically identifiable cause. Secondary dysmenorrhea is recurrent menstrual pain resulting from a clinically identifiable cause or abnormality. Prevalence: Of all women, 10%–15% are unable to function because of pain; 90% have…
Introduction Description: Domestic violence (domestic abuse) is a pattern of behavior that involves violence or other abuse by one person against another in a home or family setting. It may include physical, verbal, emotional, economic, and sexual abuse, which can…
Introduction Description: Diverticular disease involves the herniation of the colonic mucosa through the muscular wall. These herniations are most common in the sigmoid and distal colon, increase in prevalence with age, and can lead to significant morbidity when rupture or…
Introduction Description: Depression is a biochemically mediated state in which anger, frustration, loss of pleasure, discouragement or hopelessness, and withdrawal predominate. This must be separated from normal stress reactions and grief. The term may be used to describe a mood…
Introduction Description: An idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by transmural involvement resulting in severe gastrointestinal symptoms and significant morbidity. Prevalence: 2–10/10,000 people, slightly more women than men. Predominant Age: 15–30 years. Genetics: First-degree relative for 20% of patients; more common…
Introduction Description: Constipation is the infrequent passage of hard stools, often associated with mechanical or other means to stimulate bowel movements. It is often also related to changes in the size, consistency, and ease of bowel movement in the subjective…
Introduction Description: Chronic pelvic pain has been defined as noncyclic pain of 6 or more months’ duration that localizes to the anatomic pelvis, anterior abdominal wall at or below the umbilicus, lumbosacral back, or buttocks and is of sufficient severity…
Introduction Description: Cholelithiasis is the formation of stones in the gallbladder or biliary collecting system. Most stones (80%) are the result of precipitation of supersaturated cholesterol. Prevalence: 9% of women; 1 million cases per year. Predominant Age: 70% of patients…