Pleasure despite pain: Associations between experiences of vulvar pleasure, vulvar pain, and sexual function in patients with chronic vulvar pain conditions [PDF]
Sexual Medicine, 2023 Abstract Background Chronic pain can occur in the vulva, one of the primary pleasure centers of the body; however, the associations between pleasurable vulvar experiences and chronic vulvar pain have not yet been explored. Aim The aim
Theodora T Mautz +4 more
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Chronic Pelvic Pain, Vulvar Pain Disorders, and Proteomics Profiles: New Discoveries, New Hopes. [PDF]
Biomedicines, 2023 Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is generally defined as non-cyclic pain perceived in the pelvic area that has persisted from three to six months or longer and is unrelated to pregnancy.
Di Tucci C, Muzii L.
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Localized Provoked Vulvodynia-An Ignored Vulvar Pain Syndrome [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 Localized provoked vulvodynia (LPV) causes dyspareunia among reproductive aged women. We review the pathogenesis of LPV and suggest that LPV is an inflammatory pain syndrome of the vestibular mucosa triggered by microbial antigens in a susceptible host ...
Jorma Paavonen, David A. Eschenbach
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Chronic stress increases the susceptibility to chronic vulvar pain following acute vulvar inflammation in a preclinical model of vulvodynia [PDF]
Molecular BrainPsychological distress and chronic stress were suggested to contribute to the pathophysiology of idiopathic pain conditions such as provoked vulvodynia (PV). The comorbidity of PV and mood disorder is quite common.
Yaseen Awad-Igbaria +9 more
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Factors involved in vulvar pain during sexual activity and persistence in sexual activity amidst pain. [PDF]
PLoS OneThe data includes the syntax and raw data set of female university students of a Dutch university, used to investigate psychosocial correlates of vulvar pain in healthy women, and investigate motives for women to engage in sexual intercourse despite pain.
Oesterling C +3 more
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Genitofemoral neuralgia: adding to the burden of chronic vulvar pain [PDF]
Journal of Pain Research, 2015 Hans Verstraelen,1 Eline De Zutter,1 Martine De Muynck2 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vulvovaginal Disease Clinic, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; 2Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ghent University Hospital ...
Verstraelen H, De Zutter E, De Muynck M
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A Role for Bradykinin Signaling in Chronic Vulvar Pain [PDF]
The Journal of Pain, 2016 Chronic vulvar pain is alarmingly common in women of reproductive age and is often accompanied by psychological distress, sexual dysfunction, and a significant reduction in quality of life. Localized provoked vulvodynia (LPV) is associated with intense vulvar pain concentrated in the vulvar vestibule (area surrounding vaginal opening).
Megan L, Falsetta +6 more
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An Unusual Case: Pruritic Vulvar Syringoma
Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2014 Vulvar pruritus and pain are common symptoms for visiting a gynaecologist. A 37-year-old woman presented with a six months history of vulvar papular pruritic lesion unresponsive to topical antifungal and anti-inflammatory therapy.
Mehmet Dolanbay +5 more
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Topical resiniferatoxin for the treatment of vestibulodynia: a prospective observational trialAJOG Global Reports at a Glance [PDF]
AJOG Global ReportsBackground: Vestibulodynia is the most common subtype of vulvodynia and is characterized by persitent, contact-evoked pain localized to the vulvar vestibule.
Filippo Murina, MD +6 more
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Endometriosis Vulvar. Reporte de Caso [PDF]
Avances en Biomedicina, 2014 La endometriosis es una patología ginecológica común caracterizada por el crecimiento de glándulas y estroma endometrial fuera del endometrio. Los implantes se encuentran comúnmente en la pelvis, pero pueden aparecer en diferentes sitios.
Duly Torres Cepeda +2 more
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