Pelvic pain and venous congestion revisited: examining relationship between chronic pelvic pain and uterine venous size and blood flow

Abstract

What are the novel findings of this work?Our study showed that uterine vein diameter and blood-flow pattern or reflux were not independently associated with the occurrence of chronic pelvic pain. However, age, menopausal status, adenomyosis and endometriosis were found to be significantly associated with chronic pelvic pain. What are the clinical implications of this work?Demographic factors and the presence of pelvic pathology should be accounted for as confounders when exploring possible associations between uterine vein features and chronic pelvic pain.