Chronic pain, sexual dysfunction and incontinence can all stem from problems with your pelvic floor — and many men don’t even know they have one.

Betsy Johnson's severe nerve pain in her pelvic region was misdiagnosed as an ingrown hair and leiomyoma, a fibroid tumor. However, it was pudendal neuralgia.

Pudendal neuralgia is a condition that causes pain, discomfort, or numbness in your pelvis or genitals. It happens when a major nerve in the lower body is damaged or irritated, and it can make it ...

What else did Dr. Habib report in “Pudendal Neuralgia: Two case reports with laparoscopic nerve decompression” published in Facts Views Vision Obgyn, 2023 June; (12 (2): 181-187.

Pudendal nerve entrapment is often treatable, and if treated, it doesn’t cause long-term complications or changes to quality of life. But it can be difficult to treat and it may cause persistent ...

Scans, such as an MRI, can be helpful in identifying possible points of nerve entrapment. In some instances, a nerve block may be used as a diagnostic aid.

Physical pressure on a nerve, or on the tissues or structures adjacent to a nerve, can also cause the condition. That’s the case with pudendal neuralgia.

The vagus nerve is the biggest cranial nerve in the body. It runs from the medulla oblongata (the bottom-most part of your brain) to the large intestine, passing the heart, lungs and liver on the way.