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Before you try a pudendal nerve block

For pelvic pain: what to ask first. Free, no account, nothing saved. Takes a minute.

2. Tick what you've already tried

Muscle tone and tension

Inflammation or infection

Nerves (peripheral)

Sympathetic and autonomic nerves

Pain processing

Hormones

Structure

Bladder and bowel function

Sleep and mood

What it means for you

Pudendal nerve block is aimed at the pelvic nerves. Numbs the pudendal nerve for a while. How much it helps, and for how long, says something about that nerve's role.

  • Nothing you ticked is aimed at the pelvic nerves.

3 questions worth asking the clinician suggesting it

  1. Nothing aimed at the pelvic nerves has had a fair trial yet. What would a fair trial of pudendal nerve block look like: how long, and what result would count?
  2. What would tell us pudendal nerve block is working, and when should we stop if it isn't?
  3. What are the risks and the cost, and what's the plan if it doesn't help?
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