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How should we manage women with unexplained chronic pelvic pain in light of uncertainty about the effectiveness of gabapentin?

Abstract:
Chronic pelvic pain affects 2.1% to 24% of the global female population, and up to half of the affected women have no obvious pathology. The neuromodulator gabapentin can be used to modulate pain, but the evidence for its effectiveness and safety is limited, as discussed by Andrew Horne and colleagues in a related article (doi:10.1136/bmj.j3520). Here, James Duffy explores how we should manage women with unexplained chronic pain in light of this uncertainty.
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1136/bmj.j3624

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Author
Publisher:
BMJ Publishing Group Publisher's website
Journal:
BMJ Journal website
Publication date:
2017-09-01
Acceptance date:
2017-09-01
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EISSN:
1756-1833
ISSN:
0959-8138
Pubs id:
pubs:730754
UUID:
uuid:07203339-e689-4692-b278-4a9b049af86f
Local pid:
pubs:730754
Source identifiers:
730754
Deposit date:
2018-01-07

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