Psychological Factors in Sexual Pain: Fear-Avoidance Model in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Therapy : Table 1

Table 1: Different aetiology of chronic pelvic pain. Adapted from Alappattu MJ, Bishop MD. Psychological Factors in Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women: Relevance and Application of the Fear-Avoidance Model of Pain. Phys Ther. Oct 2011; 91(10): 1542–1550 [15].

Organs	Cause of pain
Reproductive organs	Pelvic inflammatory disease
	Vulvar pain syndrome
	Endometriosis
	Peritoneal adhesions
	Pelvic congestion syndrome
	Ovarian remnant syndrome
Gastrointestinal system	Irritable bowel syndrome
	Diverticulitis
	Regional ileitis
	Chronic appendicitis
Bladder and urinary system	Urethral syndrome
	Interstitial cystitis
	Pelvic kidney
	Renal calculi
Muscle and nervous system	Nerve entrapment
	Myofascial pain
	Low back pain syndrome
Non-organic (psychological)	Physical/sexual abuse
	Depression
	Anxiety
	Child abuse
	Rape
	Personal disorders