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Re: chronic pelvic pain

From: Anon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 14 Jan 2003 05:33:05 -0600 (CST)


At Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Alyssa wrote: >
>I am a sufferer of chronic pelvic pain for which a cause cannot be
>found. I talked to an ob-gyn nurse who goes to my church about it, and
>he asked the doc he works for, and that doc suggested masturbation. What
>does masturbation have to do with anything? It's kind of embarrasing
>when the music director walks up to you, pulls you aside and says, "She
>suggested Masturbation." What can that do? Please help me out, I'm
>seriously confused.

Well, in all honesty, I've not heard of masturbation as a treatment for chronic pelvic pain. Having said that, some women find that orgasms help to relieve cramps from their period. So, maybe that is the thinking of the Doctor.

Has a laparoscopy been done by your GYN to rule out Endometriosis, PID, etc.? If not, that would be the next step to take.

Good luck to you!




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