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TURKISH

NEUROLOGIST

DISCOVERED A

NEW DIAGNOSTIC

PROCEDURE

One of the most common PATIENTS’ QUALITY OF during sexual intercourse or less problematic nerve
causes of genital and LIFE DETERIORATES especially in women, are covers the findings of the
pelvic pain, “Pudendal among the supporting problematic nerve. In
Neuropathy”, also known as This problem, which occurs supportive findings”. addition, although pain
“Pudendal Nerve Jam”, is a especially in women who appeared while sitting,
problem in every 15 people have given too many births, Patients with pudendal examinations were being
in our country. However, TURKISH can start suddenly due nerve compression cannot made by having the
due to the difficulty of the to heavy lifting, reverse perform simple daily patient lied down. This was
diagnosis and the fact that SIGNATURE TO movement, falling or a activities such as driving preventing the problem
many physicians are not heavy sports activity, and or cycling. In short, as from being detected”.
familiar with the subject, THE DIAGNOSIS may also occur gradually the quality of life of the
patients may have to live OF PUDENDAL over time. Assoc. Prof. patients deteriorates, they THE DIAGNOSIS METHOD
with difficulties for years Burcu Örmeci, who says have difficulty in doing the WAS ALSO ACCEPTED
without diagnosis. Thanks NERVE that the most prominent activities required by daily
to the new diagnostic COMPRESSION, life. INTERNATIONALLY
method developed by feature of the pudendal
nerve compression is the
Neurology Specialist ONE OF pain sensation that the Explaining that they have
Assoc. Prof. Burcu Örmeci, THE MOST CANNOT BE DETECTED started to evaluate the
the diagnosis can be patient experiences while BY IMAGING METHODS two nerves separately with
made much faster and COMMON sitting, gives the following the electrical diagnosis
more accurately. Thus, it is CAUSES OF information about the Different methods, from method they developed,
possible to proceed to the problems experienced by laboratory findings to Assoc. Prof. Burcu Örmeci
treatment without wasting GENITAL AND the patient, imaging, are used for the continues her words as
time. diagnosis of pudendal follows: “We have further
PELVIC PAIN. “Pain caused by pudendal nerve compression. developed the existing
A problem similar to wrist compression is usually seen However, since the method. With the small
nerve compression, known near the nerve. Patients underlying cause is not electrodes we placed
in the community as talk about the sense of found most of the time, the on the right and left, we
carpal tunnel syndrome, alienation in the vagina patient can be directed to managed to evaluate the
can occur in the Pudendal and rectum. However, receive treatment in this two nerves separately.
nerve, which is responsible they complain of pain direction, considering that Thus, we succeeded to
for the genital area. This during bowel movements, the source of the problem determine whether there
was compression in the
problem, which manifests unbearable pain due to is psychological. Assoc.
itself with problems such pressure from urination Prof. Burcu Örmeci, who unilateral or bilateral
as pain especially with (especially in constipation). says that it is very difficult Pudendal nerve. We also
sitting in the genital area, The pain that is felt less to perform electrical succeeded to shoot, not
sexual function problems, in the morning hours but diagnosis methods (such while in laying position, but
urination or incontinence, increases during the day as EMG, SEP) as the nerve also in a sitting position
is often confused with is described as burning, passes deep, gives the which is considered that
urinary tract infections or tearing, electrifying and following information: “The the pain is most severe.
prostate inflammation. stinging like a sharp knife. pudendal nerve is located Thanks to this, diagnoses
Therefore, patients may It is not accompanied by both on the left and the that could not be made
have to continue living with itching or loss of sensation. right side of the genital for 3-4 years in the past
pain, despite the antibiotic In such a table, it is area, but neuropathic pain can now be made faster.
treatment they have necessary to suspect that is usually seen on one side This method, which we use
received for months. It is a different problem exists. or more on one side. Since as a standard diagnostic
very important to diagnose In addition, the sense of the evaluations have been method, was also
in time, as pudendal nerve pain in the hips while sitting carried out so far in a way accepted by international
compression can have but not in every patient, to evaluate the midline, authorities”.
results that can take the pain that spreads to the even two nerves, at the
person from the society to sciatic nerve area and does same time, the diagnosis
the point of abstraction as not respond to treatment, could not be made
well as physical problems. frequent urination, pain because the problematic