The pelvic pain line:

A) characterizes pelvic pain referral areas based on the inferior limit of peritoneum.
B) is at the level of the first sacral segment.
C) refers to the vertebral level at which the pain associated with parturition is most severe.
D) is only relevant during childbirth.
E) relates to the referred pain felt in the midsagittal plane after hysterectomy.


Ans: A

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