Results 161 to 170 of about 2,625,769 (195)
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.

Chronic vulvar pain, recurrent candidiasis and familial diabetic risk

La Rivista Italiana di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, 2021
The VuNet (Vulvodynia Network) Project is an observational study set out to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and comorbidities of chronic vulvar pain. It involved 1183 women, enrolled between December 2016 and November 2018 in 21 Italian medical centers. Supported by the collected evidence that 32% patients with vulvar pain were affected
Graziottin, Alessandra   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

The prevalence of interstitial cystitis, endometriosis, adhesions, and vulvar pain in women with chronic pelvic pain

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 2005
To estimate the prevalence of bladder-origin pain, intraperitoneal pathology, and vulvar pain in patients undergoing laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain (CPP).Prospective, observational one-site (Canadian Task Force classification II-2).Referral gynecology specialty private practice.Sixty-four patients undergoing laparoscopy for CPP were prospectively ...
Edward J, Stanford   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Increased gray matter density in young women with chronic vulvar pain

Pain, 2008
Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a common form of chronic vulvar pain with unknown aetiology. Central pain regulatory mechanisms have been suggested to be disrupted in PVD, and consequently, PVD may be associated with anatomical changes in pain modulatory brain areas.
P, Schweinhardt   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

(052) APPLICATION AND VALIDATION IN SPANISH OF THE “VULVAR PAIN SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE” IN WOMEN WITH CHRONIC VULVAR PAIN

The Journal of Sexual Medicine
Abstract Introduction Persistent vulvar pain without a clearly identifiable cause has a prevalence of 8-21%. However, many patients have difficulty obtaining a diagnosis. It is known that multiple factors participate in the painful process.
S Valente   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

Methodological approaches to botulinum toxin for the treatment of chronic pelvic pain, vaginismus, and vulvar pain disorders

International Urogynecology Journal, 2019
Botulinum toxin (BoNT) is increasingly used for pain, especially with muscle spasm. We describe our methodology for BoNT treatment of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women and place it in the context of the literature on techniques for this use.Databases were searched using terms "botulinum toxin," "pelvic pain," and "vaginismus." Reports on vaginismus ...
Barbara Illowsky Karp   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

An Online Cross-Sectional Comparison of Women With Symptoms of Persistent Genital Arousal, Painful Persistent Genital Arousal, and Chronic Vulvar Pain

open access: yesJournal of Sexual Medicine, 2018
AbstractBackgroundPersistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD) is an understudied condition characterized by unwanted physiologic genital arousal in the absence of subjective sexual arousal. Markos and Dinsmore (Int J STD AIDS 2013;24:852–858) theorized that PGAD shares a number of similarities with vulvodynia (unexplained chronic vulvar pain [CVP ...
Robyn Jackowich   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Exploring Venlafaxine Effects on Chronic Vulvar Pain: Changes in Mood and Pain Regulation Networks

Neuropharmacology
The etiology of idiopathic pain conditions, such as Provoked vulvodynia (PV), is multifactorial. The efficiency of venlafaxine, serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRIs) in modulating vulvar pain led to the hypothesis that PV might involve central mechanisms.
Alon Shamir   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Chronic Vulvar and Other Gynecologic Pain: Prevalence and Characteristics in a Self-Reported Survey

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 2006
To characterize and assess the prevalence of chronic gynecologic pain and, more specifically, chronic vulvar pain.A questionnaire was mailed to women aged 18-80 years who were ambulatory patients at an academic multidisciplinary practice. Quality of life, health history, obstetric and gynecologic history, and pain symptoms were assessed.Of the 4,872 ...
Gloria A, Bachmann   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

[THE NEW CONSENSUS TERMINOLOGY OF CHRONIC VULVAR PAIN AND VULVODYNIA].

Harefuah, 2019
We review the process of establishing the new terminology of persistent vulvar pain and vulvodynia. Three international scientific societies: the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease - ISSVD, the International Society for The Study of Women's Sexual Health - ISSWSH, and the International Pelvic Pain Society - IPPS, prepared a ...
Sandy, Bornstein, Jacob, Bornstein
openaire   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy