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Erythema and Burning Pain in the Vulva: A Possible Phenotype of Erythromelalgia

Case Reports in Medicine, 2011
We report a case of burning vulvar pain accompanied by erythema responding to an oral combination of a benzodiazepine and a beta blocker. The positive response to two medication classes used in the treatment of erythromelalgia supports the possibility of
Elisabeth Johnson, Priya Iyer, Alisa Eanes, Denniz Zolnoun   +3 more
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Breast Cancer, Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy, and Sexual Functioning: A Pilot Study of the Effects of Vaginal Testosterone Therapy

Sexual Medicine, 2014
Introduction: Women with breast cancer have better cancer‐related outcomes with the use of aromatase inhibitors (AIs), but the physiological suppression of estradiol can negatively affect sexual functioning because of unpleasant urogenital and vaginal ...
Melissa Dahir, DNP, IF, Dianne Travers‐Gustafson, PhD   +1 more
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The role of catastrophizing in chronic cyclical pelvic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Women's Health, 2023
Background: Dysmenorrhea (painful menstrual cramps) is one of the most common gynecological complaints in women and girls. Dysmenorrhea may be a condition itself or a result of another medical condition, including endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain ...
Emily P Rabinowitz, MacKenzie A Sayer, Douglas L Delahanty   +2 more
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Risk factors related to development of pelvic pain during pregnancy [PDF]

Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2022
Introduction: About 70&% of women suffer of pelvic pain during pregnancy. The physiological processes characterizing this clinical entity remain obscure.
Jila Agah, Seyyed Mehdi Mir Mohammadi, Mohammad Nemat Shahi, Sajjad Valizadeh Ahlimani   +3 more
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Mast cell-derived histamine mediates cystitis pain. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2008
Mast cells trigger inflammation that is associated with local pain, but the mechanisms mediating pain are unclear. Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a bladder disease that causes debilitating pelvic pain of unknown origin and without consistent inflammation,
Charles N Rudick, Paul J Bryce, Laura A Guichelaar, Ruth E Berry, David J Klumpp   +4 more
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Provoked Vestibulodynia in Women with Pelvic Pain

Sexual Medicine, 2019
Introduction: Pelvic pain and vulvar pain are common conditions in women. In this study, we sought to characterize the clinical picture of patients with concurrent pelvic pain and provoked vestibulodynia (PVD).
Carol Bao, BSc, Heather Noga, MA, Catherine Allaire, MD, Christina Williams, MD, Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, MD, PhD, Leslie A. Sadownik, MD, Lori A. Brotto, PhD, Kelly B. Smith, PhD, Paul J. Yong, MD, PhD   +8 more
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Prevalence of Antenatal Depressive Symptoms and its Associated Factors among Pregnant Nepalese Women with and Without Low Back- and/or Pelvic Girdle Pain

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2022
Background: Pregnant women with health problems have shown higher odds of depressive symptoms. Evidence suggests a co-morbid relation between pregnancy-related low back pain and/or pelvic girdle pain and the risk of depression.
Britt Stuge, Hjørdis Sørensen, Ranjeeta Shijagurumayum Acharya, Anne Therese Tveter   +3 more
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Th1-Th17 cells contribute to the development of uropathogenic Escherichia coli-induced chronic pelvic pain. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
The etiology of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men is unknown but may involve microbes and autoimmune mechanisms. We developed an infection model of chronic pelvic pain in NOD/ShiLtJ (NOD) mice with a clinical Escherichia coli ...
Marsha L Quick, Larry Wong, Soumi Mukherjee, Joseph D Done, Anthony J Schaeffer, Praveen Thumbikat   +5 more
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Correlation of kinesiophobia with postpartum depression in females with lumbo-pelvic pain

The Rehabilitation Journal, 2023
Background:Lumbopelvic pain (LPP) is common during pregnancy associated with postpartum depressive symptoms. These negatively affect maternal health and behavior, such as exercise and physical activity ultimately leads to kinesiophobia ...
Sameen Saeed, Zainab Hassan, Shafaq Altaf, Farwa Asad, Faisal Ashraf   +4 more
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Symptoms of complex pelvic pain: A survey in three cohorts of women

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2023
Introduction There has been increased interest in addressing chronic pelvic pain and its complexity in women. The often multifactorial etiology of chronic pelvic pain and its heterogeneous presentation, however, make the condition challenging to manage ...
Cecilie Therese Hagemann, Siri Spetalen, Susan Saga, Ingvild Bratlie, Vilde Dons, Signe Nilssen Stafne   +5 more
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