Endometriosis: Botox injections into pelvic floor muscles relieve cramps

By Alice Klein

Botox injections can help to reduce painful pelvic cramps caused by endometriosis, a small clinical trial shows.

Endometriosis occurs when tissue from the uterus spreads to other parts of the pelvis, often causing painful spasms of the pelvic floor muscles. Physiotherapy and pain medication can help, but many of those with endometriosis still experience severe cramps even with these treatments.

Pamela Stratton at the US National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and her colleagues tested whether botulinum …