Also known as "chronic pelvic pain syndrome" (CPPS), it is estimated to affect about 8% of men at any one time. Doctors don't know what causes CPPS. I kept a diary to track the ups and downs of my ...
and endometriosis are medical conditions that can cause chronic pelvic pain. Although they are separate diagnoses, some evidence suggests endometriosis may contribute to PCS in some people.
Suzanne Summerlin was trying to keep it together. In late 2023, the 42-year-old lawyer learned she needed surgery to treat an unidentified and increasingly worrisome pelvic infection, just as she was ...