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Alcock syndrome

Alcock syndrome: Introduction

Alcock syndrome: A nerve disorder which causes pain in the pelvic, genital and perianal areas. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Alcock syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Alcock syndrome

• Pelvic pain - may be stabbing, burning or prickling in nature
• Genital pain
• Perianal pain
• Pelvic numbness
• Sensation of foreign object in urethra
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 11 symptoms of Alcock syndrome

Treatments for Alcock syndrome

• Pain-relieving medication
• Avoid activities which make symptoms worse
• Pudendal nerve block - steroid injection
• Pelvic floor training
• Surgery - pudendal nerve decompression
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Alcock syndrome:

• Pregnancy -- Related Home Testing:
  • Home Pregnancy Tests
  • Home Early Pregnancy Tests
  • Home Ovulation Tests
  • Home Fertility Tests
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Alcock syndrome?

• Misdiagnosis of Alcock syndrome

Alcock syndrome: Related Patient Stories

• Pudendal nerve entrapment or something else???
• is it pudendal neuralgia or hernia surgery complication?
• Nerve Entrapment to thighs following a Perineal Prostaectomy.
• Nerve Entrapment Due to Injury

Causes of Alcock syndrome

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Alcock syndrome: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Alcock syndrome

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Misdiagnosed weight-related causes of infertility: A woman's weight status can affect her level of fertility. Although obesity or overweight can in themselves reduce fertility, there are other...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Alcock syndrome

Alcock syndrome: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Baby & Newborn Health Specialists:
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Alcock syndrome

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Alcock syndrome:

• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Alcock syndrome, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experience Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Alcock syndrome: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Alcock syndrome: Animations

More Alcock syndrome animations & videos

Alcock syndrome: Broader Related Topics

• Pelvic conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Accident or injury conditions
• more types...»

Types of Alcock syndrome

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