PN Blocks Australia

Nerve block procedure: WHRIA  (Women’s Health & Research Institute of Australia) Prof. Thierry Vancaillie.  Oct. 2011 A study on the ‘natural history of pudendal nerve block’ which we recently finished (a manuscript has been submitted for publication last month) shows that there is substantial improvement in at least 40% of the patients. And that is… Continue reading PN Blocks Australia

Information Sheet for Patients of Dr. Reynaud Bollens

Patient’s pudendal neuralgia information (2.0). Symptoms: pain             Symptoms can be very variable and probably you will recognise just a part of yours in the following description. This variation is related with the localisation of the problem but also with the mechanism of the problem (compression or traction on the nerve). The symptoms are often… Continue reading Information Sheet for Patients of Dr. Reynaud Bollens

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Amniotic Allograft Injections

Notes on Violet’s Conversation with Dr. Barry Jarnagin – March 24, 2017 Amniotic Injectable Allograft Overview: Over the last two years, Dr. Barry Jarnagin, M.D., FACOG of the Center for Pelvic Health located in Franklin, Tennessee has been treating women with pudendal neuralgia using a commercially available amniotic injectable allograft.  Dr. Jarnagin has submitted a… Continue reading Amniotic Allograft Injections

Cryoablation

 Interview with Dr. J. David Prologo, Director of Interventional Radiology Services at Emory Johns Creek Hospital and Assistant Proferssor at Emory University June 2018    Violet: Please describe the cryoablation procedure for a patient with chronic pelvic pain due to pudendal neuralgia (PN).   Dr. Prologo: The cryoablation procedure has evolved over the last 4… Continue reading Cryoablation

Notes on Violet’s Phone Conversation with Dr. Andrew Elkwood

Dr. Elkwood’s concern is that physicians may take an approach that is too compartmentalized when diagnosing the cause of pelvic pain, rather than considering all of the possible causes.  Pudendal neuralgia may be just one of the factors contributing to the patient’s pain. Differential Diagnosis  Process used to make a differential diagnosis may include the… Continue reading Notes on Violet’s Phone Conversation with Dr. Andrew Elkwood

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Interview with Dr. Michael Hibner – September 2014

Dr. Michael Hibner Violet: Hello Dr. Hibner, this is Violet Matthews from Pudendalhope.org. Thank you for letting us interview you today. We are at the Pudendal Neuralgia Conference in Boston Massachusetts and my question to you is, what is the most important thing you would say to someone with pudendal neuralgia? Dr. Hibner: The most… Continue reading Interview with Dr. Michael Hibner – September 2014

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Botox Archived

What is Botox- Botox® is a trade name for botulinum toxin A. In this way, Botox® is related to botulism. Botulism is a form of food poisoning that occurs when someone eats something containing a neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Botulinum toxin A is one of the neurotoxins produced by Clostridium botulinum. The most serious symptom of botulism is paralysis, which in… Continue reading Botox Archived

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