Excellent Books on Pelvic Pain in Any Gender
This hand-picked list of books is recommended by many of our authors to their patients.
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...and improve quality of life.


45 experts in 18 fields explain all pelvic pain
Facing Pelvic Pain
by Elise JB De MD
Theodore A Stern MD

Guide to using your mind body connection.
Unlearn Your Pain
by Eric Keller, Artist
Howard Schubiner MD
Michael Betzold Author

Explains endometriosis and how to take charge
Beating Endo
by Iris Kerin Orbuch MD
Amy Stein MPT

Holistic approach to pain by gynecologists
Breaking Through Chonic Pelvic Pain
by Jerome Weiss MD
Jacques Beco MD

PT-led holistic approach to male pelvic pain
Pelvic Pain the Ultimate Cock Block
by Susie Gronski, PT, DPT

How to heal the brain's learned neural pathways
Unlearn Your Anxiety and Depression
by Howard Schubiner MD

Step by step instructions for women with pain
The Pleasure Prescription: A Surprising Approach to Healing Sexual Pain
by Dee Hartmann PT DPT IF
Elizabeth Wood MSW CSSE CTE BC

Physical therapy and meditative relaxation
A Headache in the Pelvis
by Deborah Wise PhD
Rodney Anderson MD

Biopsychosocial / CBT approach to pain
The Pain Management Workbook
by Rachel Zoffness MS PhD
Mark A Schumacher MD PhD

Resource by neurologists on small fiber neuropathy
Small Nerves, Big Problems
by Todd Levine, MD
David Saperstein MD
Charles Argoff MD
Christopher Gibbons MD, MMSc
Holly Hendin, MD, PhD
Mamatha Pasnoor, MD
David Walk, MD
Glenn Lopate

Treatment for interstitial cystitis and beyond
IC 101 - It's Not Just a Bladder Disease
by Gaye Grissom Sandler
Jill Heidi Osborne MA
Andrew Sandler PhD

Blueprint for healing pain and regaining intimacy
Secret Suffering
by Susan Bilheimer
Robert J. Echenberg MD
Sara Krause

Anatomy, diagnosis and treatment - PT focus
Pelvic Pain Explained
by Stephanie Prendergast DPT, MPT
Elizabeth Rummer MPT

DVD home program for pelvic pain in all genders
Healing Pelvic and Abdominal Pain
by Amy Stein, DPT, BCB-PMD

Education and self help for pain by gynecologist
When it Hurts Down There
Angie Stoehr, MD, FACOG

Women's sexuality and reproductive health
Our Bodies Ourselves
by The Boston Women's Health Book Collective

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Diabetes
by Deborah Wexler (Author)
Christopher Celano (Editor)
Theodore Stern (Editor)

Eczema
by Arianne Shadi Kourosh
MD MPH (Author)
Theodore A. Stern MD (Editor)
Samara Pollock BA (Contributor)

Burns and Scars
by Arianne Shadi Kourosh
MD MPH (Author)
Jonathan Friedstat MD MPH (Author)
Theodore A. Stern MD (Editor)

Immunotherapy
by Kerry L. Reynolds MD (Author)
Justine V. Cohen DO (Author)
Leyre Zubiri MD PhD (Author)
Theodore A. Stern MD (Editor)

Overweight and Obesity
by Fatima Cody Stanford MD (Author)
Jonathan R Stevens MD (Editor)
Theodore A Stern MD (Editor)

Cystic Fibrosis
by Yelizaveta Sher MD (Author)
Anna M. Georgiopoulos MD (Editor)
Theodore A. Stern MD (Editor)

Heart Disease
by Theodore A Stern MD (Author)
Scott R Beach MD (Editor)
James L Januzzi MD (Editor)

Postoperative Pain
by Jingping Wang MD PhD (Author)
R. John Tannyhill III MD DDS (Author)
Theodore A. Stern MD (Editor)

Transplantation
by Arianne Shadi Kourosh
MD MPH (Author)
Theodore A. Stern MD (Editor)