Psychosexual aspects of vulvovaginal pain [PDF]
, 2014 Vulvovaginal pain problems are major health concerns in women of childbearing age. Controlled studies have shown that vulvovaginal pain can adversely affect women and their partners’ general psychological well-being, relationship adjustment and overall ...
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Feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a novel cognitive-behavioral couple therapy for provoked vestibulodynia: a pilot study [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD), a recurrent, localized vulvovaginal pain problem, carries a significant psychosexual burden for afflicted women, who report impoverished sexual function and decreased frequency of sexual activity and ...
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European Journal of Pain, Volume 26, Issue 1, Page 103-113, January 2022., 2022 Abstract Background Women with Vulvodynia experience pain, related impacts on sex and daily functioning, and depression. While psychosocial factors are associated with outcomes in Vulvodynia, longitudinal data are limited, especially in mixed/spontaneous Vulvodynia.
Claudia Chisari +6 more
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Are primary and secondary provoked vestibulodynia two different entities? A comparison of pain, psychosocial and sexual characteristics [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is suspected to be the most frequent cause of vulvodynia in premenopausal women. Based on the onset of PVD relative to the start of sexual experience, PVD can be divided into primary (PVD1) and secondary ...
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Neuroimaging Mechanism of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Pain Management
Pain Research and Management, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022 Purpose. To review the recent neuroimaging studies on cognitive‐behavioral therapy (CBT) for pain management, with the aim of exploring possible mechanisms of CBT. Recent Findings. Current studies can be divided into four categories, mixed pain, fibromyalgia, migraine, and experimental pain, based on the type of disease included, with the same or ...
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Lighting the shades of hidden pain: a role for spinal cord neurons and microglia in vestibulodynia [PDF]
Neural Regeneration ResearchRosmara Infantino +7 more
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Beyond a "woman's problem" : the role of relationship processes in female genital pain [PDF]
, 2013 Female genital pain is a prevalent condition that can disrupt the psychosexual and relational well-being of affected women and their romantic partners.
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Sexual Medicine, 2021 Introduction: A multifactorial etiology has been implicated in the development and maintenance of vestibulodynia (VBD), and atrophic changes of the vestibular mucosa have been observed in many patients.
Filippo Murina, MD +3 more
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To say or not to say : dyadic ambivalence over emotional expression and its associations with pain, sexuality, and distress in couples coping with provoked vestibulodynia [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a highly prevalent and taxing female genital pain condition. Despite the intimate nature of this pain and the fact that affective factors such as anxiety have been shown to modulate its manifestations ...
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Intimacy, sexual satisfaction and sexual distress in vulvodynia couples : an observational study [PDF]
, 2016 Note de l'éditeur : This article may not exactly replicate the final version published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record. / Cet article ne constitue pas la version officielle, et peut différer de la version publiée dans la revue.Objective.
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