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The Role of Pre-Sacral Neurectomy in Treating Painful Periods, Painful Sex and Endometriosis Pain
The Role of Pre-Sacral Neurectomy in Treating Painful Periods, Painful Sex and Endometriosis Pain

The Role of Pre-Sacral Neurectomy in Treating Painful Periods, Painful Sex and Endometriosis Pain

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I have been asked about the effectiveness of pre-sacral neurectomy (PSN) in providing pain relief and if it should be routinely performed as a part of endometriosis and pelvic pain surgery. For those of you not familiar with this term (PSN), it is a nerve cutting procedure done during laparoscopy in an attempt to decrease pelvic pain. This should not be confused with another similar procedure,