Lasting impressions: influence of the initial hospital consultation for chronic pelvic pain on dimensions of patient satisfaction at follow-up.

Objective: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common condition in women, and care experiences are distressing and unsatisfactory for many. Research suggests that elements of the initial hospital consultation influence clinical outcome. This study aimed to identify the dimensions through which initial consultations were subsequently recalled at follow-up.

Psychosocial and economic impact of chronic pelvic pain.

According to a population-based estimate, chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects approximately 15% of women aged 18-50. The psychosocial impact of CPP is reflected in mood disturbance, disruption of normal activity and relationships as well as pain. Identification of psychosocial factors as cause or effect remains problematic.

Factors influencing outcome in consultations for chronic pelvic pain.

We aimed to document the demographic and clinical characteristics of women referred by primary care physicians for investigation of chronic pelvic pain to a university hospital gynecology outpatient clinic and to test the hypothesis that specific patient features and the quality of doctor/patient communication at the initial consultation would influence pain outcomes. A clinical questionnaire, visual analog scales for pain, and instruments for hostility and the experience of the consultation were administered at the initial clinic attendance to 105 consecutive women. Follow-up pain scores were obtained 6 months later from 98 women.

Chronic gynaecological pain: an exploration of medical attitudes.

Women with chronic pelvic pain experience serious distress and lifestyle disruption. Confronted with a difficult condition to diagnose and treat effectively, doctors express a negative perception of this group of 'heartsink' patients. This study aimed to characterise medical attitudes towards the treatment of women with chronic pelvic pain.

Direct interaction between the catalytic subunit of the calmodulin-sensitive adenylate cyclase from bovine brain with 125I-labeled wheat germ agglutinin and 125I-labeled calmodulin.

A calmodulin-sensitive adenylate cyclase has been purified to apparent homogeneity from bovine cerebral cortex using calmodulin-Sepharose followed by forskolin-Sepharose and wheat germ agglutinin-Sepharose. The final product appeared as one major polypeptide of approximately 135,000 daltons on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels. This polypeptide was a major component of the protein purified through calmodulin-Sepharose.