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Provoked Vestibulodynia and Topical Treatment: A New Option [PDF]
Healthcare, 2022 Background: Provoked vestibulodynia is commonly associated with dyspareunia and affects 7% to 15% of women. This pathology has major implications on sexual function and quality of life, and several types of treatments are available for its management ...
Antoci, Graziana +4 more
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Role of Gynecologic Findings in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: A Consensus. [PDF]
Neurourol UrodynABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the role of gynecologic findings in Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS) by reviewing current international guidelines and identifying relevant gynecologic co‐morbidities. Methods This consensus statement was developed through a systematic four‐phase process: (1) comprehensive literature review across ...
Sullivan ME +5 more
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Botulinum toxin for provoked vestibulodynia. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst RevThis is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: The primary objective is to examine the efficacy of botulinum toxin therapy in the treatment of provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) compared with placebo or no treatment.
Kim S +3 more
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Ladylift® non-ablative laser technology for the treatment of menopausal vestibulodynia and genitourinary syndrome [PDF]
Menopause Review, 2022 Guglielmo Stabile +3 more
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Demographical and Clinical Characteristics of Women with Provoked Vestibulodynia in Israel
Women's Health ReportsBackground: Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a chronic pain condition affecting the vulvar vestibule, often triggered by minimal touch or pressure. It is underdiagnosed and poorly understood, leading to significant impacts on women’s quality of life ...
Lea Tene +2 more
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Clodronate Treatment Prevents Vaginal Hypersensitivity in a Mouse Model of Vestibulodynia
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 IntroductionImproved understanding of vestibulodynia pathophysiology is required to develop appropriately targeted treatments. Established features include vulvovaginal hyperinnervation, increased nociceptive signalling and hypersensitivity.
Joel Castro +9 more
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Vulvodynia: Pain Management Strategies
Pharmaceuticals, 2022 Background: Vulvodynia is defined in this international consensus as persistent vulvar pain that occurs for >3 months without an identifiable cause and with several potential associated factors.
Lucia Merlino +6 more
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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Volume 102, Issue 10, Page 1378-1389, October 2023., 2023 Heterosexual couples living with vulvodynia experience communication difficulties with partners, health professionals, and their social network. This sustains avoidance and endurance behavior, increasing pain and dysfunction over time and giving rise to feelings of powerlessness and loneliness.
Linn Myrtveit‐Stensrud +4 more
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Symptoms of complex pelvic pain: A survey in three cohorts of women
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Volume 102, Issue 10, Page 1396-1408, October 2023., 2023 Many women in our study reported complex pelvic pain, and overlap with other pain‐related conditions, low mental health and past sexual assault was associated with high symptom burden. Those findings support taking a biopsychosocial approach to treating women who present with such complaints.
Cecilie Therese Hagemann +5 more
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International Journal of Urological Nursing, Volume 17, Issue 2, Page 123-128, July 2023., 2023 Abstract We sought to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability by patients of transcutaneous sacral roots neuromodulation (TSRN) by paravertebral placement of surface electrodes to treat pelvic pain and pelvic muscle stiffness. Pelvic pain is a disabling condition, often related to non‐relaxing pelvic muscles. Causes for the onset are often unclear;
Stefano Terzoni +6 more
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