Symptoms / Pelvic pain

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Pelvic pain

There are lots of organs lying in the pelvis, which can cause you pain. The bowel is a muscular tube which has a continuous wave of contractions from top to bottom (peristalsis). The most common cause of pain is when the muscle in the bowel goes into spasm; while not serious the spasm can be severe and disabling, leading to concern. The bladder can also cause pain but there are usually other symptoms such as going to the toilet frequently or it is painful when passing urine. The ovaries can develop cysts which can cause pain and the uterus can not only lead to painful periods but can also cause pain secondary to problems such as fibroids or pelvic infection. Cancer in this area does not typically start with pain so this is an unlikely cause of pelvic pain.

Getting help

If you wish to make an appointment to seek further advice and or treatment, please contact Dr Harrington's secretary.

it could be...

  • Endometriosis

    A condition where, for reasons that we do not know, the endometrial cells start growing outside the womb, typically in the pelvis. When they bleed internally they can lead to a lot of pain, especially during sex and around the time of the period.

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  • Fibroids

    Fibroids are very common benign, non-cancerous growths (tumour) of the muscle and fibre of the womb (uterus).

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  • Uterovaginal prolapse

    The womb (or uterus) drops down towards the entrance of your vagina pulling the walls of the vagina with it.

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