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Chronic Female Pelvic Pain
Organizations
| American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) | |
| 409 12th Street SW | |
| P.O. Box 96920 | |
| Washington, DC 20090-6920 | |
| Phone: | (202) 638-5577 |
| Email: | resources@acog.org |
| Web Address: | www.acog.org |
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is a nonprofit organization of professionals who provide health care for women, including teens. The ACOG Resource Center publishes manuals and patient education materials. The Web publications section of the site has patient education pamphlets on many women's health topics, including reproductive health, breast-feeding, violence, and quitting smoking. | |
| International Pelvic Pain Society | |
| 1111 North Plaza Drive | |
| Suite 550 | |
| Schaumburg, IL 60173-4950 | |
| Phone: | (847) 517-8712 |
| Email: | info@pelvicpain.org |
| Web Address: | www.pelvicpain.org |
Chronic pelvic pain affects millions of women. However, new surgical and medical therapies are available that may offer hope for women suffering from chronic pelvic pain. The International Pelvic Pain Society brings physicians, psychologists, physical therapists, and basic scientists together to coordinate, collect, and apply this growing body of information, and the organization serves as a forum for professional and public education. | |
| National Women's Health Information Center | |
| 8270 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive | |
| Fairfax, VA 22031 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-994-9662 (202) 690-7650 |
| Fax: | (202) 205-2631 |
| TDD: | 1-888-220-5446 |
| Web Address: | www.womenshealth.gov |
The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) is a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health. NWHIC provides women's health information to a variety of audiences, including consumers, health professionals, and researchers. | |
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: January 11, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
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