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Pelvic Congestion Syndrome

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  1. Risks
    1. Multiparous women
  2. Pathophysiology
    1. Pelvic vein varicosities with congested pelvic organs
  3. Symptoms
    1. Pelvic Pain provocative factors
      1. Premenstrual timing
      2. Fatigue
      3. Standing
      4. Intercourse
    2. Menorrhagia
    3. Urinary frequency
  4. Signs: Uterus Exam
    1. Uterus Mobile
    2. Retroverted Uterus
    3. Uterus Soft, boggy, slightly enlarged
  5. Diagnosis
    1. Dilated veins on venography
  6. Management
    1. Intravenous vasoconstrictor
    2. Medroxyprogesterone acetate
    3. Psychotherapy in combination with above

Pelvic congestion syndrome (C0152078)

ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9625.5, 625.5
EnglishCongestion-fibrosis syndrome, Pelvic congestion, PELVIC CONGESTION SYND, Pelvic congestion syndrome, Pelvic pain syndrome, PPS - Pelvic pain syndrome, Taylor's syndrome
Spanishcongestion pelvica, sindrome de congestion - fibrosis, sindrome de congestion pelvica, sindrome de Taylor
Parent ConceptsPain and other symptoms associated with female genital organs (C0156401), Uterine Diseases (C0042131), Duplicate concept (C1274013)
SourcesICD9CM, MTHICD9, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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