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Please contact your Senators today to voice your support of Senator Arlen Specter's (R-PA) amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to fund scientific research on vulvodynia, interstitial cystitis and all other chronic pelvic health conditions.

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Most women, at some time in their lives, experience pelvic pain. When the condition persists for longer than 3 months, it is called chronic pelvic pain (CPP). This is a poorly-understood condition that likely represents abnormal neurological function, either in the peripheral nervous system or central nervous system.

Chronic pelvic pain is pain in your pelvic region, which is the area below your belly button and above your hips that lasts for at least 6 months. The pain may be a steady or it may come and go. It can feel like a dull ache, or it can be sharp. The pain may be mild, or it may be bad enough to interfere with normal daily activities.

Possible causes of chronic pelvic pain include:

  • three_womenEndometriosis

  • Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome

  • Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

  • Pudendal Neuropathy

  • Vulvar Vestibulitis

  • Vulvodynia

P.U.R.E. H.O.P.E. is the only national non-profit organization that focuses on health issues related to chronic pelvic pain and painful bladder syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis.

Announcements: 

Medical Center Chapter
Support Group Meeting

Monday, April 13th at 6:30pm

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NEW ARTICLE

COPING WITH IC OVER TIME –
A SPOUSE PERSPECTIVE

by Andrew Sandler, PhD

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P.U.R.E. H.O.P.E. Medical Advisory Board Member, Dr. Christopher Jayne appeared on an episode of Great Day Houston on Thursday, November 20, 2008.  He was on a panel discussing “Sexual Health”.  Dr. Jayne appeared on the three segments.  

Segment #1

Segment #2

Segment #3


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