For the 2019 Chronic Pelvic Pain Guidelines, new and relevant evidence has been identified, collated and appraised through a structured assessment of the literature. A broad and comprehensive literature search, covering all sections of the Chronic Pelvic Pain Guidelines was performed. Embase, Medline, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and CINAHL databases were searched and papers were restricted to English language publications. Additional references and text updates have been incorporated throughout the text as a result of this search.
A new section and recommendation has been included on surgical mesh.