TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 48. Pelvic Pain A1 - Dwamena, Francesca C. A2 - Henderson, Mark C. A2 - Tierney, Lawrence M. A2 - Smetana, Gerald W. PY - 2012 T2 - The Patient History: An Evidence-Based Approach to Differential Diagnosis, 2e AB - A 24-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician complaining of a deep, achy pain in her lower abdomen. When the pain began just over 3 months ago, she thought it was her usual menstrual cramps. She has had menstrual cramps since menarche at age 12. On several occasions, they were so severe that she had to miss school. Previously, the pain usually lasted for 3 to 4 days and was sometimes improved with ibuprofen. She decided to see the doctor because of persistence of the pain. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56855794 ER -