New Guidelines for Pudendal Nerve Blocks
Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2024 5:19 am
Guidelines are coming out from some pretty major organizations saying there is no evidence for steroid use in pudendal nerve blocks.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39019502/
After years of reading this forum I am not surprised because we just don't hear of people getting significantly better long-term from steroid pudendal nerve blocks. So if you are considering a nerve block, you might want to go with just the anesthetic for diagnostic purposes, without the steroid. I could be wrong, but I think that would mean there is no point in doing numerous nerve blocks once you have a conclusive diagnostic block. Show this article to your physician if they are recommending a steroid nerve block and see what they think.
Violet
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39019502/
After years of reading this forum I am not surprised because we just don't hear of people getting significantly better long-term from steroid pudendal nerve blocks. So if you are considering a nerve block, you might want to go with just the anesthetic for diagnostic purposes, without the steroid. I could be wrong, but I think that would mean there is no point in doing numerous nerve blocks once you have a conclusive diagnostic block. Show this article to your physician if they are recommending a steroid nerve block and see what they think.
Violet