Endovenous embolization of pelvic congestion syndrome: Impact on pain, sexual function, and quality of life—A multidisciplinary prospective single-arm cohort study
Tolga Onur Badak, Ferid Cereb, Ahmet Cakallioglu, Selim Polat, Hacı Ali Ucak, Hasan Uncu · 2026
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Badak and co-authors block the ovarian veins of eighty women with pelvic congestion syndrome and track far more than pain. The syndrome, driven by refluxing pelvic veins, causes chronic pelvic pain and quietly erodes sexual function and mood. Outcomes were scored before treatment and at three and six months across pain, sexual, mood, and quality-of-life scales.
By six months pain had fallen by about three points, sexual function and life quality had climbed steeply, and depression and anxiety scores had dropped in step. Roughly nine in ten women responded on each measure, with minor complications in about six percent. Long-standing, heavy symptoms and high parity predicted response. The authors credit the team-based workup joining vascular and mental-health care.
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| CREATOR | Tolga Onur Badak, Ferid Cereb, Ahmet Cakallioglu, Selim Polat, Hacı Ali Ucak, Hasan Uncu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |