Neuralgia nerwu sromowego
Objawy

Neuralgia nerwu sromowego to przewlekły zespół bólowy miednicy i krocza, wynikający z uszkodzenia, urazu lub zapalenia nerwu sromowego, charakteryzujący się neuropatycznym bólem o różnym natężeniu, często nasilającym się podczas siedzenia i łagodniejącym w pozycji stojącej lub leżącej. Objawy obejmują ból o charakterze strzelającym, palącym, kłującym, mrowienie, parestezje oraz hiperalgezję i allodynię w obszarze unerwienia nerwu sromowego, tj. krocze, okolice narządów płciowych, odbytu i odbytnicy. Neuralgia może prowadzić do dysfunkcji układu moczowego (np. częstomocz, dyzuria, nietrzymanie moczu), jelitowego (ból przy defekacji, zaparcia, nietrzymanie kału) oraz seksualnego (dyspareunia, zaburzenia erekcji, ból po ejakulacji). Objawy często nasilają się w ciągu dnia i są zaostrzane przez siedzenie na twardych powierzchniach, aktywność fizyczną i stres, co znacząco obniża jakość życia pacjentów, prowadząc do depresji i zaburzeń snu.

Objawy neuralgii nerwu sromowego

Neuralgia nerwu sromowego (pudendal neuralgia) to przewlekły zespół bólowy miednicy i krocza, powstający w wyniku uszkodzenia, urazu, zapalenia lub podrażnienia nerwu sromowego. Jest to stan często błędnie diagnozowany początkowo i często oporny na leczenie, powodujący intensywny, przewlekły, wyniszczający ból. 1 Ból neuropatyczny przewlekły może zakłócać codzienne życie pacjenta, wpływając na relacje, aktywności i ogólny dobrostan. 2

Charakterystyka bólu

Głównym objawem neuralgii nerwu sromowego jest ból, który może być odczuwany w różnych obszarach unerwianych przez nerw sromowy. Pacjenci mogą doświadczać bólu w okolicy łechtaczki, warg sromowych, pochwy, penisa, moszny, odbytu lub odbytnicy. 23 Ból ten często opisywany jest jako:

  • Strzelający, pulsujący, palący lub kłujący 23
  • Mrowienie, kłucie lub drętwienie 2
  • Bardziej intensywny wieczorem i łagodniejszy rano 24
  • O różnym stopniu intensywności (czasami gorszy niż w innych momentach) 25
  • Najbardziej dokuczliwy podczas siedzenia, łagodzący się podczas stania lub leżenia 234

Ból neuralgii nerwu sromowego występuje zwykle w obszarze unerwionym przez nerw sromowy. W ponad 50% przypadków, ból nasila się podczas siedzenia i zmniejsza podczas stania lub leżenia. 64 Jest to jedna z najbardziej charakterystycznych cech tego schorzenia.

Lokalizacja bólu

Ból może występować w różnych lokalizacjach, w zależności od tego, która gałąź nerwu sromowego jest dotknięta. U kobiet ból często pojawia się w okolicy krocza i sromu, natomiast u mężczyzn ból jest częstszy w okolicy krocza i żołędzi prącia (końcówki penisa). 7

Objawy mogą być jednostronne lub obustronne, a lokalizacja może obejmować:

  • U kobiet: ból łechtaczki, warg sromowych, pochwy, cewki moczowej 85
  • U mężczyzn: ból penisa, moszny (z wyłączeniem jąder) 87
  • U obu płci: ból krocza, odbytu, odbytnicy 8

W niektórych przypadkach, pacjenci mogą odczuwać ból poza obszarem unerwienia nerwu sromowego, często pojawiający się w dolnej części brzucha, tylnej części uda i dolnej części pleców. Ten ból jest zwykle przypisywany skurczom mięśni lub somatycznemu bólowi odniesionemu. 8

Progresja objawów

Neuralgia nerwu sromowego może rozpoczynać się subtelnie, z wyjątkiem przypadków spowodowanych ostrym urazem, będąc mniej dotkliwą rano i nasilającą się w ciągu dnia. 4 Początkowo ból może występować tylko podczas siedzenia, ale z czasem może stać się bardziej stały i znacznie nasilać się podczas siedzenia. 9

Wielu pacjentów toleruje siedzenie tylko przez kilka minut, zanim ból staje się nie do zniesienia, a niektórzy w ogóle nie są w stanie siedzieć. 9 Gdy pacjent nie jest leczony i uszkodzenie nerwu postępuje, neuropatia nerwu sromowego może rozwijać się od łagodnych, zlokalizowanych objawów, najczęściej w pęcherzu, do bardziej bolesnych, uogólnionych objawów. 4

Ciężki ból może wystąpić w kilku obszarach i często jest mylony z różnymi chorobami strukturalnymi i narządowymi. 4 Z czasem, ból często staje się przewlekły i o niepełnosprawnym natężeniu. 4

Dodatkowe objawy towarzyszące

Zaburzenia układu moczowego

Neuralgia nerwu sromowego może prowadzić do dysfunkcji układu moczowego, manifestującej się jako:

  • Zwiększona częstotliwość oddawania moczu 310
  • Nagła potrzeba oddania moczu 1112
  • Ból podczas oddawania moczu (dyzuria) 13
  • Dyskomfort po opróżnieniu pęcherza 12
  • Nietrzymanie moczu 1114

W ciężkich przypadkach, uszkodzenie nerwu rozluźnia niektóre mięśnie miednicy, co może powodować, że pacjent czuje się jakby nagle potrzebował oddać mocz. 15

Zaburzenia układu pokarmowego

Dysfunkcja jelit jest związana z neuralgią nerwu sromowego, powodując:

  • Ból podczas wypróżniania 1312
  • Trudności w wypróżnianiu stolca 1312
  • Uczucie niepełnego wypróżnienia 12
  • Zaparcia 12
  • Nietrzymanie kału 1114

Niektórzy pacjenci czują, że muszą wytężać się, aby oddać stolec i mogą odczuwać ból lub dyskomfort po wypróżnieniu. 12

Dysfunkcje seksualne

Dysfunkcja seksualna jest powszechnym skutkiem neuralgii nerwu sromowego i może obejmować:

  • Ból podczas stosunku płciowego (dyspareunia) 311
  • Ból podczas podniecenia, stosunku lub stymulacji narządów płciowych 13
  • Trudności z osiągnięciem orgazmu 23
  • U mężczyzn: zaburzenia erekcji 2313
  • Ból po ejakulacji 4
  • Zmniejszone libido 16

U kobiet, ból może być tak silny, że pacjentki często nie są w stanie angażować się w aktywność seksualną. 9 Z kolei u mężczyzn, neuralgia nerwu sromowego może przejawiać się jako ból podczas erekcji, trudności z utrzymaniem erekcji lub bolesna ejakulacja. 12

Zaburzenia czucia

Pacjenci z neuralgią nerwu sromowego mają znaczną hiperalgezję (zwiększoną wrażliwość na łagodne bodźce bólowe), allodynię (ból w odpowiedzi na bodźce niebólowe) i parestezje (uczucie mrowienia lub drętwienia). 8 Inne zaburzenia czucia obejmują:

  • Zwiększoną wrażliwość na dotyk 211
  • Dyskomfort przy noszeniu bielizny lub obcisłej odzieży 1117
  • Uczucie obrzęku lub ciała obcego w kroczu 23
  • Uczucie siedzenia na piłce golfowej lub tenisowej 915
  • Ogólne drętwienie, uczucie zimna lub utratę czucia w nogach, stopach i pośladkach 2

Uczucie obcego ciała w pochwie, kroczu lub odbytnicy jest częstym objawem, często opisywanym jako uczucie piłki golfowej lub tenisowej w tej okolicy. 9

Czynniki wpływające na nasilenie objawów

Czynniki zaostrzające

Objawy neuralgii nerwu sromowego mogą być zaostrzane przez różne czynniki, w tym:

  • Siedzenie, szczególnie na twardych powierzchniach 2318
  • Aktywność fizyczna, taka jak głębokie przysiady, wchodzenie po schodach lub chodzenie pod stromym wzniesieniem 18
  • Aktywności angażujące mięśnie miednicy, nawet podczas niepenetracyjnych aktywności seksualnych 19
  • Stres 16
  • Upływ dnia (objawy zazwyczaj nasilają się w ciągu dnia) 184

Czynniki łagodzące

Objawy neuralgii nerwu sromowego mogą być łagodzone przez:

  • Stanie 23
  • Leżenie 23
  • Siedzenie na toalecie lub poduszce z wycięciem 18
  • Wczesne rano (objawy są zwykle minimalne podczas snu i zaraz po przebudzeniu) 18

Wpływ neuralgii nerwu sromowego na jakość życia

Neuralgia nerwu sromowego może mieć znaczący wpływ na jakość życia pacjentów. Przewlekły ból może prowadzić do:

  • Niepokoju i stresu 1620
  • Depresji 121
  • Zaburzeń snu 16
  • Wycofania społecznego 16
  • Trudności w wykonywaniu codziennych czynności 1
  • Problemów w relacjach intymnych 9

Jednym z najczęstszych objawów towarzyszących neuralgii nerwu sromowego jest ciężka depresja. Niektóre osoby z tą chorobą popełniły samobójstwo z powodu nieustępującego bólu. 21 Bez odpowiedniego leczenia, neuralgia nerwu sromowego może się pogarszać, a wczesne leczenie może być bardziej skuteczne. 11

Przebieg i rokowania

Neuralgia nerwu sromowego może być trudna do leczenia, a postęp jest często powolny i stopniowy. 22 Sekwencyjne leczenie neuralgii nerwu sromowego łagodzi lub zmniejsza objawy u większości pacjentów. 23 Po skutecznych blokadach nerwu sromowego, zmniejszenie bólu zwykle pozwala na powrót do normalnego stylu życia. 23

Całkowite wyleczenia w okresie ponad 12 lat zostały zgłoszone, a niektóre przedłużają się do 20 lat. 23 Ogólny sukces blokad nerwu sromowego wynosi około 80%, natomiast operacja zapewnia przedłużoną ulgę u odpowiednio wybranych pacjentów w 60% do 80% przypadków. 23

Chociaż istnieją sporadyczne doniesienia o natychmiastowej i całkowitej uldze po operacji, większość klinicystów zgłasza stopniową poprawę kontroli objawów w ciągu 6 do 24 miesięcy lub dłużej. 23 Dlatego pacjenci powinni mieć realistyczne oczekiwania, a pooperacyjny program leczenia i monitorowania powinien zostać ustalony. 23

Czynniki wpływające na przebieg

Przebieg neuralgii nerwu sromowego może być zróżnicowany i zależy od wielu czynników, w tym:

  • Czasu trwania objawów przed rozpoczęciem leczenia 24
  • Przyczyny neuralgii (uraz, kompresja, zapalenie) 4
  • Skuteczności wczesnego leczenia 11
  • Indywidualnej odpowiedzi na leczenie 23

Z czasem, nieleczona neuralgia nerwu sromowego może się pogarszać, a wczesne leczenie może być bardziej skuteczne. 11 W niektórych przypadkach, objawy mogą rozwijać się lub nasilać stopniowo, ale w innych przypadkach mogą pojawić się intensywnie i nagle. 25

Neuralgia nerwu sromowego to złożone, często przewlekłe schorzenie, które wymaga kompleksowego podejścia diagnostycznego i terapeutycznego. Wczesne rozpoznanie i leczenie są kluczowe dla poprawy jakości życia pacjentów i zapobiegania długotrwałym powikłaniom.

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Materiały źródłowe

  • #1 Pudendal Neuralgia – StatPearls – NCBI Bookshelf
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK562246/
    Pudendal neuralgia is a chronic pelvic and perineal pain syndrome originating from damage, injury, inflammation, or irritation of the pudendal nerve. The condition is frequently misdiagnosed initially and is often refractory to treatment, causing intense, chronic, debilitating pain. Pudendal neuralgia is generally a bilateral process characterized by perineal pain aggravated by sitting and affects 50% of patients with pudendal nerve entrapment. This delay often leads to negative consequences, such as inadequate pain control with subsequent patient frustration and depression. Patients with chronic pelvic or perineal pain who are initially diagnosed with other conditions but fail to respond to standard therapy should be reevaluated for possible pudendal neuralgia, as the treatment protocol is generally completely different. The condition is significantly underdiagnosed and often inadequately or improperly treated. Consequently, a patient’s quality of life is dramatically negatively impacted by resulting conditions, including depression and opioid addiction.
  • #2 Pudendal Neuralgia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
    https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24438-pudendal-neuralgia
    Pudendal neuralgia is chronic pelvic pain caused by an irritated or damaged pudendal nerve. If you have pudendal neuralgia, this nerve is injured or compressed and causes stabbing, burning or shooting pain. The pain can be felt in your buttocks, perineum and genital region, and is more severe when sitting. The biggest symptom of pudendal neuralgia is pain. Any organs or muscles served by the pudendal nerve can be affected. You may feel pudendal nerve pain in your clitoris, labia, vagina, penis, scrotum, anus or rectum. Some people describe the pain as: Shooting, aching, burning or stabbing. Tingling, prickling or numbing. Hurting worse in the evening and feeling better in morning. Varying degrees of intensity (sometimes worse than other times). Hurting most when sitting and improving when standing or lying down. Other symptoms include: Increased sensitivity such as pain when putting on underwear. Feeling swollen in your perineal area (like theres an object in your anus). Feeling an urgent need to pee. Painful bowel movements. Painful sex. Trouble reaching orgasm. Erectile dysfunction. General numbness, coldness or loss of sensation in your legs, feet and buttocks. Pudendal neuralgia can occur when the pudendal nerve is damaged (by pressure or other irritation) or compressed, often by surrounding tissues or muscles. Chronic nerve pain can interfere with your daily life. It affects your relationships, activities and general wellness.
  • #3 Pudendal neuralgia
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pudendal-neuralgia/
    Pudendal neuralgia is nerve pain in the genitals, bottom, anus or pelvis. It can last a long time, but there are treatments that can help. The main symptom of pudendal neuralgia is sharp, shooting, burning or tingling pain (nerve pain) or numbness in your: genitals (your vagina, vulva and clitoris or penis and scrotum) […] The pain may be worse when sitting down and may get worse throughout the day. Other symptoms can include: needing to pee more often […] pain when peeing or pooing […] a feeling of swelling or fullness in your anus or vagina […] difficulty getting an erection […] pain when having sex. Pudendal neuralgia can be hard to treat. The treatment will depend on how severe your pain is and what’s causing it. If you have severe pain or it’s affecting your daily activities, the GP may refer you to a specialist in nerve conditions (neurologist) or a specialist pain clinic.
  • #4 Pudendal Neuralgia – StatPearls – NCBI Bookshelf
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK562246/
    Pudendal neuralgia (PN) is generally a „tunnel” syndrome, typically resulting from cumulative, repetitive microtrauma to the nerve. Furthermore, bony remodeling in the pelvis commonly occurs secondary to repetitive overuse of pelvic floor muscles, resulting in changes to the ischial spine and the inferior lateral angle of the sacrum. When untreated and nerve damage advances, pudendal neuropathy can progress from minor localized symptoms, most commonly the bladder, to more painful generalized symptoms. Severe pain may occur in several areas and is often confused with various structural and organ diseases. Frequently, the pain becomes chronic and disabling in intensity. […] PN should be suspected in all patients with a history of pelvic pain, especially in the perineal and genital areas, with or without concurrent sexual, bladder, or bowel dysfunction. Generally, pain onset is usually subtle, except when caused by acute trauma, being less severe in the morning and progressing throughout the day. Patients frequently characterize the pain as burning, tingling, aching, stabbing, and electric shock-like. In over half of patients, pain symptoms are exacerbated when sitting and relieved when standing, lying down, or seated on a toilet. Additionally, referred sciatic pain, medial thigh pain indicating obturator nerve involvement, pain after ejaculation, worsening discomfort after intercourse, and erectile dysfunction may be present.
  • #5 A Guide to Pudendal Neuralgia: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options | Pelvic Pain Doc
    https://www.pelvicpaindoc.com/blog/pudendal-neuralgia-symptoms-causes-and-treatment/
    Pudendal Neuralgia Symptoms […] As you might have gathered, pain is the most common of the pudendal neuralgia symptoms. But the severity of pain can vary from person to person. So can the type of pain: pudendal neuralgia can feel like mild discomfort, all the way to a prickling, stabbing, or burning sensation. Some people might even experience numbness. Weve had patients describe that their clitoris hurts, or tell us, It feels like something is in my vagina! […] The onset of pain can be gradual or sudden; it might last for a long time but feel worse sometimes and better at other times. […] Specific pudendal neuralgia symptoms include: […] Pain in the clitoris, vulva, perineal area pain and/or pain in the rectum, especially when sitting […] An increased sensitivity to pain: even a light touch or clothing might trigger discomfort […] The feeling of swelling or a foreign object in the perineum or vagina and only on one side […] Frequent trips to the toilet or the need to urinate suddenly […] Pain during sex […] Difficulty reaching orgasm.
  • #6 Pudendal Nerve Entrapment Syndrome – StatPearls – NCBI Bookshelf
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK544272/
    Pudendal neuralgia caused by pudendal nerve entrapment is chronic, severely disabling, neuropathic pain in the distribution of the pudendal nerve in both males and females. […] The most characteristic symptom, found in over 50% of patients, is perineal pain exacerbated by sitting, which is relieved by standing or lying. […] The classic symptom is perineal pain which is exacerbated on sitting and relieved on standing or sitting on a toilet. […] It causes pain, numbness, and dysfunction in the distribution of the pudendal nerve. (This includes the genitalia, perineum, rectum, and lower urinary tract.) […] Pudendal neuralgia can arise from mechanical or non-mechanical injuries. […] The first reported case of pudendal neuralgia was due to cycling, which resulted from continuous pressure on Alcock’s canal.
  • #7 Pudendal Neuralgia FAQs: Definition, Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis, & Treatment
    https://jasonattaman.com/pudendal-neuralgia-faqs/
    Typically my female patients with pudendal neuralgia experience severe perineal burning electrical pain and pain around the genitals, especially the vulva and the clitoris. […] Men with pudendal neuralgia typically have pain more focused around the scrotum or end of the penis. The most common cause in men by far is extreme bicycling. […] In women, the pain is commonly in the perineum and vulva. In men, the pain is more common in the perineum and glans penis (tip of the penis). […] Unfortunately, pudendal neuralgia symptoms are mirrored by many, many other diseases and syndromes. […] I would estimate that 90% of the patients I see in my clinic who are later conclusively proven to have pudendal neuralgia have been misdiagnosed by multiple prior physicians. […] Almost 100% of the men I see have been misdiagnosed with prostatitis, in the past, and had multiple courses of antibiotics.
  • #8 Pudendal Neuralgia | GLOWM
    https://www.glowm.com/section-view/heading/Pudendal%20Neuralgia/item/691
    Pudendal neuralgia is described as a neuropathic pain in the distribution of the pudendal nerve. Pain may be present along the entire dermatome, or may be restricted to sites innervated by the nerves branches. Pain may be localized to the clitoris, labia, vagina, and vulva in women, and to the penis and scrotum in men, excluding testes. In both sexes, pain may be localized to the perineum, rectum, and area immediately medial and anterior to ischial tuberosities. Symptoms are frequently unilateral, however, in patients presenting with bilateral pain, there is often a more affected side. Neuropathic pain is described as a burning, tingling, or itching sensation. Patients have significant hyperalgesia (increased sensitivity to mild painful stimuli), allodynia (pain in response to nonpainful stimuli), and parathesia (sensation of tingling or numbness). A small percentage of patients may have pain outside the area of innervation for the pudendal nerve, commonly presenting in the lower abdomen, posterior thigh, and lower back. This pain is usually attributed to muscle spasm or somatic referred pain.
  • #9 Pudendal Neuralgia | GLOWM
    https://www.glowm.com/section-view/heading/Pudendal%20Neuralgia/item/691
    Typically, symptoms are present with sitting and absent during standing or lying down. However, with disease progression, the pain may become constant and severely aggravated by sitting. Most patients tolerate sitting for only several minutes before their pain becomes unbearable, and some are unable to sit at all. […] Another common symptom is the sensation of a foreign body in the vagina, perineum or rectum, frequently described as a golf ball or tennis ball. Defecation and urination can also be painful, leading to dyschezia and urinary hesitancy. Urinary or fecal incontinence may develop from decreased sphincter tone if motor function is affected. Patients with pudendal neuralgia are often diagnosed with interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, dyspareunia, and persistent sexual arousal. Dyspareunia, pain with intercourse, can be so severe that patients are often unable to engage in sexual activity. Pain may be specific to arousal/erection, ejaculation, vaginal penetration, as well as orgasm. In contrast, pudendal neuralgia may also present as persistent sexual arousal, also called restless genital syndrome. It is a very unpleasant and sometimes painful sensation of intense arousal without the ability to climax. Unfortunately, this sensation remains constant, climax itself providing only momentary relief.
  • #10 Pudendal Neuralgia Treatment & Symptoms – WHRIA
    https://www.whria.com.au/for-patients/pelvic-pain/pudendal-neuralgia/
    Pudendal neuralgia is persistent pain related to the pudendal nerve. The main symptom of this problem is pain. This can be highly variable. You might feel burning, electric shock, shooting, aching, itch or a raw feeling in your clitoris, labia, vagina (penis in men), urethra, perineum, anus or rectum. You might find it difficult to sit because of your pain. […] You may also experience bladder and bowel irritation. Sometimes you can feel this irritation without feeling much pain. You may to urinate frequently, especially during the night. Occasionally there is a full sensation in vagina or rectum. […] Sometimes pain can be felt into the buttocks, legs and feet. This is because the skin there is supplied by the same level of your spinal cord and your brain perceives the pain in the skin of your buttocks, legs and feet.
  • #11
    https://111.wales.nhs.uk/Pudendalneuralgia/
    Pudendal neuralgia is long-term pelvic pain that originates from damage or irritation of the pudendal nerve a main nerve in the pelvis. […] The main symptom of pudendal neuralgia is pelvic pain. Any of the areas supplied by the pudendal nerve can be affected. […] The pain may: feel like a burning, crushing, shooting or prickling sensation; develop gradually or suddenly; be constant but worse at some times and better at others; be worse when sitting down and improve when standing or lying down. […] Other symptoms can include: numbness and pins and needles in the pelvic area; increased sensitivity to pain you may find just a light touch or wearing clothes uncomfortable; feeling as though there’s swelling or an object in your perineum often described as feeling like a golf or tennis ball; needing to go the toilet frequently or suddenly; pain during sex, difficulty reaching orgasm, and erectile dysfunction in men. […] Pudendal neuralgia can continue to get worse if left untreated, and early treatment may be more effective. […] The stress of living with pudendal neuralgia can also have a significant impact on your physical and mental health if it’s not treated.
  • #12 Pudendal Neuralgia (PN) – Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, & Treatment
    https://www.myprivia.com/gynpain/services/pudendal-neuralgia
    Difficulty with urination/defecation: Patients may experience urinary hesitancy, urgency and/or frequency. Discomfort after emptying the bladder is not uncommon. Patients may feel that they have to strain to have a bowel movement and might have pain or discomfort after a bowel movement. Constipation is also common among patients with pudendal neuralgia. In severe cases, complete or partial urinary and/or fecal incontinence may result. […] The sensation of a foreign object being within the body: Some patients will feel as though there is a foreign object sitting inside the vagina or the rectum. Some describe it as sitting on a marble or having something stuck inside.
  • #12 Pudendal Neuralgia (PN) – Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, & Treatment
    https://www.myprivia.com/gynpain/services/pudendal-neuralgia
    Pudendal neuralgia (also known as Alcocks syndrome, Pudendal Canal Syndrome) is a condition caused by an entrapment, compression or tension of the pudendal nerve resulting in pain in the distribution of the pudendal nerve. […] Primary symptoms of Pudendal Neuralgia include: Pelvic pain: With pudendal neuralgia, pelvic pain typically occurs with sitting. It may be less intense in the morning and increase throughout the day. Symptoms may decrease when standing or lying down. The pain experienced can be in the clitoral or penile area, the rectum and the area in between (perineum). It can occur on both sides (bilateral) or one-sided (unilateral). […] Sexual dysfunction: Women with pudendal neuralgia may experience decreased sensation in the genitals, perineum or rectum. She may experience pain with or without touch. It may be difficult or impossible for the woman to achieve orgasm. In men, sexual dysfunction presents as pain during erection, difficulty sustaining an erection or painful ejaculation.
  • #13 Pudendal Neuralgia | Pelvic Health & Rehabilitation Center
    https://pelvicpainrehab.com/pudendal-neuralgia-virtual-services/
    The pain can be characterized as burning, shooting, stabbing, and/or lancinating. […] The pain is confined to the distribution of the pudendal nerve, affecting various areas of the pelvis supplied by the nerve. This includes the vagina, vulva, urethra, penis, scrotum, perineum, peri-anus, anus, and/or rectum. […] Pudendal neuralgia may lead to urinary dysfunction, manifesting as pain during urination (dysuria), increased urinary frequency, and/or urgent feelings to urinate. […] Bowel dysfunction is associated with pudendal neuralgia, resulting in pain during bowel movements or difficulties in evacuating stool. […] Sexual dysfunction is a common outcome of pudendal neuralgia, causing pain during arousal, intercourse, or genital stimulation. It can also contribute to challenges in achieving and/or maintaining an erection.
  • #14 Pudendal Nerve Entrapment: Symptoms, Treatment, and More
    https://www.healthline.com/health/pudendal-nerve-entrapment
    Pudendal nerve entrapment occurs when that nerve is compressed, such as from a tumor. Symptoms include painful bowel movements and groin pain. […] Shooting, stabbing, or burning pain is the most noticeable symptom of pudendal nerve entrapment. […] Other symptoms can include: pain or sensitivity that feels worse when you put on underwear or tight clothes on your pelvic area; a feeling of swelling or fullness near your anus, like something is stuck; a feeling like you need to urinate, even if nothing comes out; pain or discomfort when you poop; pain when you have sex (dyspareunia); difficulty having an orgasm when you have sex or masturbate; difficulty getting or keeping an erection (erectile dysfunction); loss of feeling in your feet and legs. […] Pudendal nerve entrapment is often treatable, and if treated, it doesn’t cause long-term complications or changes to quality of life. But it can be difficult to treat and it may cause persistent pain and distress.
  • #15 8 Signs Your Pelvic Pain May Be Nerve Damage
    https://nevadanervesurgery.org/8-signs-your-pelvic-pain-may-be-nerve-damage/
    You struggle with relieving yourself. The pudendal nerve plays a role in your urination and bowel movements. Damage to the nerve relaxes some of the pelvic muscles. This can make you feel like you suddenly need to urinate or defecate. In serious cases, the damage can give you partial or total incontinence. […] It feels like there’s an object or heaviness in the vagina or rectum. A nerve compressed by a foreign object or muscle inflammation will have a similar sensation. It may feel like swelling or even an internal golf ball. […] You’ve dealt with small but constant pelvic injuries. Chronic constipation can pinch the nerve, leading to damage and pain even when you’re not constipated. Years of biking can damage the nerve in the same way. That’s why pudendal nerve pain is sometimes called cyclist syndrome. […] You’ve had pelvic surgery. Nerve injury from pelvic surgery is a significant problem. Injury can come from the surgical incision, your positioning during your surgery, scar tissue from the healing, and more.
  • #16 Pudendal Neuralgia | Pelvic Pain Help
    https://pelvicpainhelp.com/pudendal-neuralgia/
    The fundamental error of conventional treatment is that it does not grasp the fact that pudendal neuralgia is both a systemic and local problem — systemic in that the nervous system, typically frequently aroused, chronically tightens up the pelvic muscles. […] Symptoms of pudendal neuralgia include dysuria, nocturia, perineal pain, sitting pain, genital pain, suprapubic pain, coccyx pain, low back pain, groin pain, discomfort or relief after a bowel movement, reduced libido, anxiety, social withdrawal, and sleep disturbance. […] Reduced interest in sex is common with pelvic pain. […] The scariest part of pelvic pain is the catastrophic thought that it will never go away. […] Sleep disturbance is common. […] Increased pain or symptoms related to stress tend to increase symptoms. […] Helplessness and hopelessness is the real suffering with chronic pelvic pain. […] Dyspareunia (pain with sexual activity in women) can experience pain during sexual activity or afterward.
  • #17 Effective Relief for Pudendal Neuralgia: How Pelvic Floor PT Helps
    https://www.chicagopelvic.com/blog/treating-pudendal-neuralgia
    Pudendal neuralgia is a condition that can cause significant pain and discomfort in the pelvic region for both men and women. […] Pudendal neuralgia is a condition where the pudendal nerve is irritated, leading to pain or discomfort in the pelvic region, often resulting in chronic pelvic pain. […] The primary symptom of pudendal neuralgia is pain in the areas supplied by the pudendal nerve, such as the genitals, anus, or perineum. This pain can be: Shooting, aching, burning, or stabbing […] Aggravated by sitting […] Relieved by standing, lying down, or sitting on a toilet […] Located on one side of the pelvis. […] Other symptoms include: Increased sensitivity, such as pain with wearing tighter clothing such as underwear, jeans, or leggings […] Sensation like you are sitting on a golf ball
  • #18 Pudendal Neuralgia | Pelvic Health & Rehabilitation Center
    https://pelvicpainrehab.com/pudendal-neuralgia-virtual-services/
    Symptoms are often worsened by sitting, especially on a hard surface, and alleviated by sitting on a toilet or a cushion with a cut-out. […] Physical activity, such as deep squatting, climbing stairs, or walking up steep inclines, can exacerbate symptoms. […] Symptoms may persist constantly or occur intermittently. […] Pudendal Neuralgia symptoms tend to be minimal during sleeping and first thing in the morning but increase as the day progresses.
  • #19 8 Signs Your Pelvic Pain May Be Nerve Damage
    https://nevadanervesurgery.org/8-signs-your-pelvic-pain-may-be-nerve-damage/
    Your pelvic pain is worse when you’re in a sitting position. People with pudendal nerve pain often can’t tolerate sitting for more than a few minutes. Laying down and standing are much more comfortable. […] Your pain may have increased, but your pelvis sensation hasn’t gotten worse. In this frustrating paradox, people suffering pudendal nerve damage may report the worsened sensation that doesn’t lessen the pain. […] The pelvic pain gets worse with sexual activity, even hours after. Engaging these pelvic muscles, even with non-penetrative sexual activities, can exacerbate the pinched pudendal nerve. This can also keep you from reaching orgasm. Some women even report a feeling of genital arousal, even when they’re not interested in sex. […] You have pain in the buttocks, pelvis, and/or thighs. Even though the pain generates in the pelvis, it can radiate farther down where the nerve travels. This pain can be one-sided or bilateral. Additionally, pudendal pelvic pain won’t wake you up at night, but the pain can keep you from trying to fall asleep.
  • #20
    https://www.thepelvichub.com/blogs/common-conditions/pudendal-nerve-neuralgia-symptoms?srsltid=AfmBOopHtuNEz3GHaCNBAbONgYyCI0atP7rWvXdmu2XNbUlcC-s8fm3s
    Pudendal neuralgia can have some pretty annoying symptoms that can be localized, as well as emotional side-effects. […] Symptoms can include: General pelvic pain, Pain in the genitals or perineum (sharp, stabbing, prickling or shooting sensations), Burning pain in pelvic area and lower back, Pain in the buttocks, legs and feet, Numbness or pins and needles, Increased sensitivity, Dyspareunia (painful sex), A feeling that there’s swelling or something lodged in your perineum (hot poker anyone?), Constantly needing to go to the bathroom. […] And, because of the complexity of the nerve pathways in that area, some people may have uneasy feelings when their pain spikes which can feel similar to an anxiety attack. These symptoms include: sweating, goosebumps, increase in heart rate, rise in blood pressure, agitation and anxiety.
  • #21 Taking the Shame out of Pudendal Neuralgia!
    https://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/taking-shame-out-pudendal-neuralgia
    Pudendal neuralgia is a chronic and painful condition that occurs in both men and women, although studies reveal that about two-thirds of those with the disease are women. The primary symptom is pain in the genitals or the anal-rectal area and the immense discomfort is usually worse when sitting. The pain tends to move around in the pelvic area and can occur on one or both sides of the body. Sufferers describe the pain as burning, knife-like or aching, stabbing, pinching, twisting and even numbness. These symptoms are usually accompanied by urinary problems, bowel problems and sexual dysfunction. […] One of the most common symptoms that accompanies pudendal neuralgia is severe depression. Some people with the disease have committed suicide due to the intractable pain. […] Until the correct treatment is determined, it is imperative that patients with pudendal neuralgia receive adequate pain management since the pain associated with this illness can be intense.
  • #22 What is Pudendal Neuralgia? – Toronto — Proactive Pelvic Health Centre
    https://www.proactiveph.com/blog/what-is-pudendal-neuralgia
    Pudendal neuralgia is just one of many possible causes of pelvic pain. An accurate diagnosis can help target treatment, so clarifying the typical symptoms can help you and your clinician get to the source of it. […] If pain is truly originating from a part of the pudendal nerve, it will be in at least part of the nerves distribution area. The distribution area of the pudendal nerve covers the very central part of the pelvis. […] There are associated signs and symptoms as well that are commonly seen: hypersensitivity, shooting or burning pain in this nerves distribution area, tingling pain, pain after ejaculation or bowel movements (from tight local muscles), pain worsening through the day, sense of a foreign body in the rectum or vagina, pain predominantly on one side, exquisite tenderness with (internal) examination of the opening of the pudendal canal. […] Progress is often slow and gradual with pudendal neuralgia. Have patience. If more help is needed over weeks and months, your physician and pelvic physiotherapist are there to guide you.
  • #23 Pudendal Neuralgia – StatPearls – NCBI Bookshelf
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK562246/
    The sequential treatment of pudendal neuralgia relieves or reduces symptoms in most patients. After successful pudendal nerve blocks, pain reduction usually permits a return to a normal lifestyle. Complete cures over 12 years have been reported, with some extending to 20 years. Overall success for pudendal nerve blocks is about 80%, while surgery provides extended relief in appropriately selected patients in 60% to 80% of those treated. Although there are occasional reports of immediate and total relief following surgery, most clinicians report symptom control gradually improving over 6 to 24 months or longer. Therefore, patients should be given realistic expectations, and a postoperative treatment and monitoring program should be established.
  • #24 Pudendal Neuralgia | Bucharest Endometriosis Center
    https://bucharestendometriosiscenter.com/pudendal-neuralgia/
    Over time, pain (PN) can worsen if it is not treated properly, and early treatment can avoid serious physical and mental health problems. As it worsens, this pathology is even more difficult to treat. Therefore, the intervention (surgical or conservative treatment) should not be postponed very much in these cases.
  • #25 What is Pudendal Neuralgia? | Causes & Care
    https://www.theoriginway.com/treatments/pudendal-neuralgia
    Pudendal neuralgia is a painful, chronic condition in which the pudendal nerve, which supplies innervation to the pelvis, is irritated or compromised either through compression, tension, bone remodeling, trauma, or surgical injury. Common symptoms of pudendal neuralgia include „nervy,” „burning” or „sharp” pain in any of the areas innervated by the pudendal nerve. This can include the perineum, rectum or clitoris, the skin surrounding the pubic symphysis, the vulva, labia and vagina, as well as the sit bones of the pelvis. […] Common complaints include pain that is worse later in the day, typically just inside the sit bones. Pain may occur on just one side, or both. Discomfort may occur in the perineum (the areas within the sit bones between the vagina and anus), the anus itself, or the clitoris. It is common for people to report a sensation of a foreign object in the vagina or rectum. Urinary, bowel or sexual dysfunction may also accompany discomfort. […] In some situations, symptoms can develop or worsen gradually, but in other instances, they can come on intensely and suddenly.