A Systematic Review of the Cost of Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women.

Objective: To systematically summarize the evidence on costs related to chronic pelvic pain (CPP) for women.

Data Sources: Electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, and Cochrane Library) were searched for English and French articles published from 1990 to January 2021 STUDY SELECTION: Of 1304 articles screened, 67 were screened in full-text form, and a total of 13 articles were included in the final analysis. Articles included involved cost studies that estimated hospital or health system costs for pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, endometriosis with pain, interstitial cystitis, or painful bladder syndrome.