Urinary retention is a relatively uncommon presentation in young women.<unk>  primarily presents in women between menarche and menopause. The peak age of onset is 26 yrs. It is seen in about one third of the women who complain about urinary retention. The predominant complaint is the inability to urinate for a day or more with no urgency to urinate, in spite of a large bladder volume of more than 1 liters. Normally a person feels the need to urinate at a bladder volume of 400-500ml. The person usually has a progressively increasing lower abdominal pain. The condition can be associated with Polycystic ovary Syndrome and Endometriosis. Alternatively, women with<unk>  can present with impaired voiding, voiding difficulties with or without incomplete bladder emptying, may have increased urinary frequency and occasionally impairment in urination and increased frequency of urination, but rarely become incontinent. Women with<unk>  often find catheterisation extremely painful.<unk>  can be a disabling condition. 50% of women with<unk>  suffer from unexplained chronic pain, including chronic abdominopelvic, back, leg, or widespread pain. Women with<unk>  can suffer lifelong with debilitating effects on quality of life.
Fowler's syndrome
Wissler's syndrome
Löffler's syndrome
Grisel's syndrome
Rowell's syndrome
Binder's syndrome
Witteveen–Kolk syndrome
Menke-Hennekam syndrome