Open AccessBotulinum toxin for chronic pelvic pain in women with endometriosis: a cohort study of a pain-focused treatment
Author(s) -
Hannah Tandon,
Pamela Stratton,
Ninet Sinaii,
Jay P. Shah,
Barbara I. Karp
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
regional anesthesia and pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.623
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1532-8651
pISSN - 1098-7339
DOI - 10.1136/rapm-2019-100529
Subject(s) - medicine , pelvic pain , endometriosis , muscle spasm , visual analogue scale , botulinum toxin , anesthesia , adverse effect , surgery
Many women with endometriosis continue to have pelvic pain despite optimal surgical and hormonal treatment; some also have palpable pelvic floor muscle spasm. We describe changes in pain, spasm, and disability after pelvic muscle onabotulinumtoxinA injection in women with endometriosis-associated pelvic pain, a specific population not addressed in prior pelvic pain studies on botulinum toxin.