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Differential diagnosis of acute pelvic pain

Normal variants may be noted on exam but generally do not cause pain or other symptoms
- Nabothian cysts: Epithelial cells within mucous glans that appear as yellow inclusions on the cervix
- Cervial Ectropion: Edothelial cells on the exterior of the cervix
- Parous cervix: The is no longer round but may have multiple shapes after birth
Pregnancy-related
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Spontaneous abortion, threatened or incomplete
- Septic abortion
Pelvic organ prolapse
Acute Infections
Vulvovaginitis
Adnexal Disorders
- Hemorrhage/rupture of ovarian cyst
- Ovarian torsion
- Twisted paraovarian cyst
Other
- Myoma (degenerating)
- Genitourinary trauma
- Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
- Sexual assault
Recurrent
- Mittelschmerz
- Primary/Secondary Dysmenorrhea
- Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
- Endometriosis

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 ====Gynecologic/Obstetric====
-*Normal variants
+*Normal variants may be noted on exam but generally do not cause pain or other symptoms
 **[[Nabothian cysts]]: Epithelial cells within mucous glans that appear as yellow inclusions on the cervix
 **[[Cervial Ectropion]]: Edothelial cells on the exterior of the cervix
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 **[[Spontaneous abortion]], threatened or incomplete
 **[[Septic abortion]]
+* Pelvic organ prolapse
 *Acute Infections
 **[[Herpes]]