Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Dr. José E. González, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Research Article
Chronic Pelvic Pain Interventions in Women of Reproductive Age: A Systematic Review
Author(s): Jose Gerardo Garza-Leal*, Francisco J. Sosa-Bravo, José G. Garza-Marichalar, Lorena Castillo-Sáenz, Carolina Quintanilla Sánchez, Linda I. Gonzalez Sariñana and César A. Ramos-Delgado
Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to summarize and synthesize available evidence
on the management and interventions for chronic pelvic pain in women.
Data sources: Systematic reviews that included Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) or Non-Randomized Studies
of Intervention (NRSI) were selected from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, MEDLINE, Embase,
Scopus, and Web of Science from inception to March 2020.
Study eligibility criteria: Systematic reviews of RCT and NRSI were selected to assess the efficacy and quality of
evidence of all possible treatments improving pain and quality of pain in women of reproductive age with chronic
pelvic pain lasting six months. The studies measured pain by any scale. We focused on publications that included
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