How do doctors check pelvic pain?

These tests or procedures may include: Lab tests, such as blood work or a urine test. Pelvic ultrasound, a procedure that uses sound waves to look at organs and structures inside the pelvic region.

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To find out the cause of a woman's pain, her health care provider will:1 Ask questions about the woman's pain and health history. How a woman describes her pain can help her health care provider figure out the pain type and what might be causing it. How a woman describes her pain can help her health care provider figure out the pain type and what might be causing it. Perform a physical exam. The health care provider will examine the abdomen and pelvis, and check the woman's organs, muscles, and tissues in the pelvic region for tenderness or abnormalities that suggest a pain disorder. The information the doctor gathers from the questions and physical exam will help the doctor decide whether additional tests or procedures are needed to help diagnose the cause of the pelvic pain. These tests or procedures may include:1,2

Lab tests, such as blood work or a urine test

such as blood work or a urine test Pelvic ultrasound, a procedure that uses sound waves to look at organs and structures inside the pelvic region 3 a procedure that uses sound waves to look at organs and structures inside the pelvic region Pelvic laparoscopy, a minor surgery in which the doctor inserts a viewing instrument called a laparoscope through a small cut in the skin below the belly button to look inside the pelvis 4 a minor surgery in which the doctor inserts a viewing instrument called a laparoscope through a small cut in the skin below the belly button to look inside the pelvis Pelvic MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan, an imaging test that uses powerful magnets and radio waves to create pictures of the pelvis 5 (magnetic resonance imaging) scan, an imaging test that uses powerful magnets and radio waves to create pictures of the pelvis Cystoscopy, looking into the bladder by inserting a viewing instrument 6 looking into the bladder by inserting a viewing instrument Colonoscopy, looking into the bowel by inserting a viewing instrument7 Finding the cause of pelvic pain can be challenging and can take time. Some women must check with more than one doctor or with a specialist to get help for their pain. Sometimes, the cause of the pain is not found. But failure to locate the cause does not mean that the pain a woman feels is not real or that it cannot be treated.1 Understanding what triggers the pain also can be helpful. Citations Open Citations American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (2004). ACOG practice bulletin no. 51. Chronic pelvic pain. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 103, 589–605. UCSF Medical Center. (n.d.). Pelvic pain. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from http://www.ucsfhealth.org/conditions/pelvic_pain Radiological Society of North America. (2015). Ultrasound—pelvis. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=pelvus MedlinePlus. (2014). Pelvic laparoscopy. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002916.htm MedlinePlus. (2015). Pelvis MRI scan. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007355.htm MedlinePlus. (2014). Cystoscopy. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003903.htm MedlinePlus. (n.d.). Colonoscopy. Retrieved May 25, 2016, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/colonoscopy.html

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Increased DHT (dihydrotestosterone) can be caused by conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer, male pattern hair loss (androgenic alopecia), and excessive male-pattern hair growth in females (hirsutism). DHT (dihydrotestosterone) is a type of androgen, a male sex hormone, that stimulates the development of masculine characteristics such as body hair, muscle growth, and a deep voice. About 10% of an adult’s testosterone is converted into dihydrotestosterone by the testes and prostate (in men), the ovaries (in women), and the skin and other parts of the body. Increased DHT production is believed to be responsible for the beginning of puberty in boys, causing development of the penis, testes, and scrotum, and pubic and body hair growth. DHT is also necessary for prostate growth in men, and it is thought to combine with testosterone to cause the expression of male sexual behavior and to maintain a sex drive in men.

DHT also plays a major role in male-pattern baldness.

In females, DHT causes body and pubic hair growth seen in girls after puberty. Excess testosterone production can cause DHT to increase. Conditions that exhibit increased DHT activity include:

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