Pelvic pain
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Pain low in your tummy, below your belly button. It might come and go with your cycle or stick around. When it lasts longer than six months it's called chronic pelvic pain, and sometimes there's more than one thread to it.
You might notice
- a dull ache or heaviness low in your tummy
- sharp, stabbing pain in one spot
- pain that tracks with your period
- pain during or after sex
- pain that flares when your bladder is full or when you poo
- pain that gets in the way of your day
Who can help
- Dr. Laura Ismail · M.D., Obstetrics & GynaecologyProfile →
- Erica Simonich · Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP-BC)Also works with endometriosisProfile →
- Dr. Julia Afridi · DO, Integrative Family Medicine, ABIHMAlso works with painful periods (dysmenorrhea)Profile →
A naturopathic doctor, nurse practitioner or women's health doctor is a good first stop. Acupuncture is often a gentle support alongside.
See everyone for your cycle →Where it can overlap
- Endometriosis
Pelvic pain can overlap with endometriosis. Established
- IC / bladder pain
Pelvic pain is a recognised feature of IC / bladder pain. Established
- Painful periods
Pelvic pain can overlap with painful periods. Established
- Adenomyosis
Pelvic pain can overlap with adenomyosis. Established
- Painful sex
Pelvic pain can overlap with painful sex. Established
- Pelvic floor issues
Pelvic pain can be part of pelvic floor issues. Established
2 more threads +Fewer threads −
Established: well documented · Associated: linked, not a cause · Emerging: early research · Woo exploration: worth exploring, not yet sourced. A link isn't a cause.
Keep exploring
9 sources · how we checked
Everything on this page was researched from clinical guidance, government health sources and published reviews first, then single studies. Where a connection is only worth exploring, it says so.
- Adenomyosis Cleveland Clinic · 2023 · Academic medical centre
- Adenomyosis NHS (UK National Health Service) · 2023 · Government health source
- Center for Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Cleveland Clinic · Academic medical centre
- Don't suffer in silence: Get answers about uterine fibroid symptoms and treatment UChicago Medicine · 2022 · Academic medical centre
- Endometriosis NHS (UK National Health Service) · 2024 · Government health source
- Endometriosis (fact sheet) World Health Organization · 2025 · Government health source
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Cleveland Clinic · 2023 · Academic medical centre
- Pelvic Pain MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine (NIH) · 2024 · Government health source
- Uterine fibroids Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services · 2025 · Government health source
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