Other Nerve Entrapments Mimick Pudendal Nerve Entrapment

[shawnmellis]

Here is a great link to a website discussing other nerves like the genitofemoral nerve (which the genito branch of that reaches your genital area), the Ilioinguinal Nerve, and muscles such as the Psoas muscle and entrapments that can cause some similar problems that Pudendal nerve entrapments do. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1234809-overview Remember the key before surgery is what is the exact diagnosis so try to rule everything out.

[Lernica]

Thanks for the helpful link, Shawn.

[Alan]

Thanks for the research

[helenlegs 11]

Thanks again Shawn
Had seen this and was dismayed that the pudendal nerve has no mention ! !

[flyer28]

Interesting reading. I was also considering that my problems might be related to genitofemoral nerve, becuase I have pains at the base of penis, but not worsened with sitting. The pain is constant, most severe at the places where penis is attaching the body.
But my urologist said that my problems are more probably attributed to pudendal nerve than any other nerve. /e.g. sex significantly aggravates the pain, but not immediately, but 2-3 days later/.
Still not having clear cut confirmed that I have PNE, but the probablity is rather high.

[carolynm]

flyer28,

I haven't been around here too long, but it is rare that you don't have the sitting pain. I thought we all had it!

Hope you can get a diagnosis and some treatment soon.

cari