[Features and clinical management of functional somatic syndromes in gynecology]
1Aino Gakuin College.
Abstract:
Premenstrual syndrome (and premenstrual dysphoric disorder: PMDD) and chronic pelvic pain (CPP) are considered functional somatic syndromes (FSS) in gynecological practical medicine. Some of them often cannot keep life in society. Painkillers are effective in quite few patient. Therefore psychotherapy is considered essential for the therapy. On certain occasions, complementary and alternative medicine achieve a lasting improvement of pain. At the present time, standard clinical management as well as pathology are not yet established. The practice of integral, whole person, narrative based, and gender specific medicine may be recommended.
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