Irritable bowel syndrome in women with chronic pelvic pain in a Northeast Brazilian city Síndrome do intestino irritável em mulheres com dor pélvica crônica em uma cidade do Nordeste Brasileiro

• Main Authors: Lígia Maria Montenegro Lessa (Author), Maria Bethânia da Costa Chein (Author), Diego Salvador Muniz da Silva (Author), Omero Benedicto Poli Neto (Author), Antônio Alberto Nogueira (Author), Leidyane Silva Caldas Coelho (Author), Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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PURPOSES: To determine the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and its associated features; to determine whether IBS and CPP constitute the same syndrome. METHODS: Cross-sectional population survey with systematic sequential sampling according to cens...