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 ...
Bergeron, Sophie +2 more
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The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2022 ABSTRACT Introduction Vulvar pain conditions are associated with pain-related anxiety and other psychosocial symptoms, which can have far-ranging effects on personal well-being and interpersonal relationships.
T Mautz, C Pukall, J Krapf, A Goldstein
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Protocol for double-blind RCT of acupuncture for vulvodynia
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2022 Background: Vulvodynia, vulvar pain of unknown origin lasting at least 3 months, affects 7% of American women. Dyspareunia, its frequent companion, renders sexual intercourse virtually impossible.
Judith M. Schlaeger +14 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 ...
Awada, Nayla +4 more
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Medical Sciences, 2023 Background: Vestibulodynia (VBD) is the most common form of vulvodynia. Because VBD is a pain disorder, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) can be used as treatment.
Filippo Murina +3 more
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Harmful or helpful : perceived solicitous and facilitative partner responses are differentially associated with pain and sexual satisfaction in women with provoked vestibulodynia [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction. Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a highly prevalent vulvovaginal pain condition that negatively affects women's emotional, sexual, and relationship well-being. Recent studies have investigated the role of interpersonal variables, including
Baxter, Mary-Lou +4 more
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Internet-based treatment for vulvodynia (EMBLA) – Study protocol for a randomised controlled study
Internet Interventions, 2021 Background: Vulvodynia is defined as vulvar pain for at least 3 months without a clear cause. To the best of our knowledge, there are no trials investigating the effects of internet treatment using CBT (Cognitive behavioural therapy) treatment with ...
Andrea Hess Hess Engström +6 more
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Oral contraceptive use and risk of vulvodynia: a population‐based longitudinal study [PDF]
, 2013 Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/101765/1/bjo12407 ...
Bachmann +19 more
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Vulvar Smooth Muscle Tumours: Case Series and Review of Literature [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019 Smooth muscle tumours are rare in vulva. Here we discuss three cases all presenting with vulvar mass but with different clinical features. The first patient was 26-year-old primigravida at 18 weeks gestation with vulvar mass in the region of bartholin ...
Banashree Nath +5 more
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Treatment of vulvar pain caused by atrophy: a systematic review of clinical studies
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2021 Background: The signs and symptoms of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause are well established, and there is extensive knowledge with high scientific evidence about the response that vaginal and urinary tissues present to various treatments. However,
Sonia Sánchez +2 more
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