The pelvic pain centre

Pelvic pain is a symptom which, in many patients, may be chronic. Since pel vic pain is relatively unknown to many doctors, patients tend to consult ma ny different physicians and are, as a whole, a difficult group to treat. Al l of these aspects together make it easy to understand that a specialised m ultidisciplinary centre is needed to treat pelvic pain patients. In this ar ticle a blueprint for such a centre is proposed. The structure of the build ing, the workers, the goals of this centre and the importance of education and research will be shown. Some aspects on the future of pelvic pain centr es will conclude this article.