About IPPS...
Professionals
Engaged in Pain Management for People of All Gender Identities
In 1995 a group of
physicians met to discuss their common interest in addressing a gap in chronic
pelvic pain research, diagnostics, support and treatment. After two years, the International
Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS) was incorporated to serve as a forum for
professional and public education. Since then, the IPPS has grown to
include gynecologists, urologists, gastroenterologists, PM&R physicians, physical and occupational therapists,
psychologists, social workers and other health professionals committed to a
biopsychosocial and interdisciplinary approach to the treatment of conditions
associated with chronic pelvic pain.
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP)
negatively affects millions of people across the gender identity spectrum
throughout the world. CPP can impact a person’s physical, emotional,
social and material well-being. There are many biopsychosocial
contributors to pelvic pain and healthcare providers need special skills in
physical examination and history taking in order to better evaluate and treat
patients with this type of pain. Often, conventional medical and surgical
treatments are ineffective, however, a range of new medical, surgical and
mind-body therapies are available to help improve the lives of individuals
living with CPP.
Please join us in our
mission to provide the highest standard of care for individuals across the
gender spectrum who are living with chronic pelvic pain. With your help,
we can continue to advance access to quality care and work with patients to
support them with their health-related goals.
In addition to promoting excellence in care IPPS, members receive additional benefits
including a quarterly newsletter, regular research updates, annual meeting
discounts, access to a network of providers and other benefits designed to
enhance education, practice and research.
Our primary goal is to recruit, organize and educate healthcare
professionals actively involved in the treatment of patients who have chronic
pelvic pain. To achieve this goal, our society:
- Serves as an educational
resource for health care professionals and patients
- Promotes multi-disciplinary and
biopsychosocial approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of CPP
- Promotes research and
dissemination of research findings