An intravaginal electrical stimulation device for treating
pelvic pain in a
female patient includes, in one embodiment, a set of intravaginal components comprising a frame, at least one pair of paracervical electrodes, an intravaginal
capsule, a socket in the proximal end of the intravaginal
capsule, an
electrode plug that plugs into the socket, and connecting wires that electrically couple the
electrode plug to the paracervical electrodes. The intravaginal components are designed to inserted into the patient's
vagina so that one or more electrodes are in direct contact with the
vaginal epithelium in the lateral vaginal fornices. In some embodiments, a cutaneous
electrode may be included to be attached to the
skin of the
female patient. A
microprocessor and an electrical stimulation generator are operable to cause low-
voltage electrical current to flow through the intravaginal electrodes, the cutaneous electrode, or both, to create one or more electrical fields that neuromodulate the intrapelvic nerves of the patient. An external controller, which communicates with the intravaginal components over a
wireless data communications channel, sends instructions to and receives status updates from the
microprocessor inside the intravaginal
capsule. In some embodiments, the electrical stimulation generator is located inside an external
electrical stimulator generator (EESG) worn outside the body, instead of being located in an intravaginally worn intravaginal capsule, and the EESG is electrically coupled to the intravaginal components via one or more connecting wires that pass through the orifice of the
female patient's
vagina.