What can be mistaken for pudendal neuralgia?  

 

Common conditions that could mimic pudendal neuralgia include:

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• Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

• Piriformis Syndrome

• Ischial Bursitis

• Interstitial Cystitis (IC) (an urgent need to urinate)

• Chronic or non-bacterial Prostatitis (inflammation of prostate gland)

• Prostatodynia (prostatitis symptoms without the condition)

• Vulvodynia (chronic pain condition of the vulva lasts more than 3 months, no known cause)

• Vulvar Vestibulitis syndrome (aka adenitis or focal vulvitis characterized by entry dyspareunia, discomfort at the opening of the vagina)

• Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome CPPS (Pain in the area below the belly button and between the hips that lasts six months or longer):

             Symptoms:  Internal and/or external such as uterus ache, vaginal bleeding or

             discharge, as well as fever, nausea, vomiting, sweating, and/or dizziness)

             Causes: Endometriosis, Uterine Fibroid's.   

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