Pelvic Congestion Syndrome in a Postmenopausal Female

Potla, Neha; Veluri, Savithri-Chandana; Stead, Thor S; Dubey, Jesse; Ganti, Latha

doi:10.7759/cureus.17444

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“…Compression of the iliac veins by the gravid uterus, elevation of blood volume, and dilation of the ovarian and pelvic veins during pregnancy are the factors that make multiparous women prone to PCS [142,145,156]. In addition, the pain that worsens during pregnancy makes pregnancy difficult for PCS patients [157]. There is a lack of knowledge about the risk of deep vein thrombosis during pregnancy in PCS patients.…”

Section: Pelvic Congestion Syndromementioning

confidence: 99%

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Vascular Diseases in Women: Do Women Suffer from Them Differently?

Farkas,

Stanek,

Zbinden

et al. 2024

JCM

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According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among women worldwide, yet its magnitude is often underestimated. Biological and gender differences affect health, diagnosis, and healthcare in numerous ways. The lack of sex and gender awareness in health research and healthcare is an ongoing issue that affects not only research but also treatment and outcomes. The importance of recognizing the impacts of both sex and gender on health and of knowing the differences between the two in healthcare is beginning to gain ground. There is more appreciation of the roles that biological differences (sex) and sociocultural power structures (gender) have, and both sex and gender affect health behavior, the development of diseases, their diagnosis, management, and the long-term effects of an illness. An important issue is the knowledge and awareness of women about vascular diseases. The risk of cardiovascular events is drastically underestimated by women themselves, as well as by those around them. The purpose of this review is to draw attention to improving the medical care and treatment of women with vascular diseases.

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Section: Pelvic Congestion Syndromementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although PCS is well known as a premenopausal disease in which there is a remission of symptoms, possibly due to less estrogen and consequently a decrease in vein dilation, there are postmenopausal patients who meet the PCS criteria [156][157][158].…”

Section: Pelvic Congestion Syndromementioning

confidence: 99%

Vascular Diseases in Women: Do Women Suffer from Them Differently?

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Stanek,

Zbinden

et al. 2024

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“…The better part of women with PCS are in premenopausal age (20-45 years) and typically multiparous -an incidence is strongly related with number of pregnancies. PCS is very rarely reported in postmenopausal women [5]. The aetiology of PCS is likely to be multifactorial, involving hormonal, genetic and mechanical factors.…”

Section: Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome -Introductionmentioning

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Pelvic Congestion syndrome - common, but underdiagnosed disease of women

Żyga

2022

J Educ Health Sport

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Introduction: Pelvic congestion syndrome is defined as the presence of varicose changes in the ovarian veins and venous plexuses associated with chronic pelvic pain syndrome. The main problem with pelvic congestion syndrome is the low awareness of medical staff about this syndrome and the resulting very low recognition. State of knowledge: Pelvic congestion syndrome is an important cause of chronic pelvic pain. The diagnosis is based on imaging examination with ultrasound as a first-line choice and correlation with clinical presentation. The aetiology is multifactorial and may result from a combination of genetic predisposition, anatomical abnormalities, hormonal, mechanical factors with venous wall weakness, reverse blood flow and hypertension. The incidence is strongly related to the number of pregnancies. Conclusions: Pelvic congestion syndrome is one of the possible causes of chronic pelvic pain, thus differential diagnosis should necessarily include venous insufficiency during interviewing, clinical and ultrasound examination of patients. Among several treatment methods, intravascular embolization is a minimally invasive, effective and safe, currently recognised as a method of choice in treatment.

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An Unusual Case of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: A Case Report

Mpourazanis,

Laganà,

Tepelenis

et al. 2024

Cureus

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This manuscript presents a case of a 35-year-old nulligravida premenopausal woman who presented with acute abdominal pain due to pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS). PCS is characterized by multiple pathophysiological mechanisms and various clinical presentations. Our patient was nulliparous with no history of abdominal surgery. However, diagnostic laparoscopy revealed endometriosis lesions on the uterovesical fold. Reporting this unusual case, we focus on the presenting symptoms, the imaging findings, and the final approach by diagnostic laparoscopy.

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Pelvic Congestion Syndrome in a Postmenopausal Female

Cited by 3 publications

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Vascular Diseases in Women: Do Women Suffer from Them Differently?

Vascular Diseases in Women: Do Women Suffer from Them Differently?

Pelvic Congestion syndrome - common, but underdiagnosed disease of women

An Unusual Case of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: A Case Report

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