Results 31 to 40 of about 1,284,227 (224)

Aetiology, diagnosis, and clinical management of vulvodynia

Menopause Review, 2020
Chronic vulvar pain or discomfort for which no obvious aetiology can be found, i.e. vulvodynia, can affect up to 16% of women, and it may be found in girls and women across all age groups and ethnicities.
Polina Vasileva, Strahil Strashilov, Angel Yordanov   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Two Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Protocols in Women with Provoked Vestibulodynia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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, Dario Recalcati, Stefania Di Francesco, Irene Cetin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of the McGill Pain Questionnaire to compare women with vulvar pain, pelvic pain and headaches

, 2000
OBJECTIVE: To assess differences between women with three distinct types of chronic pain conditions using a modified McGill Pain Questionnaire. STUDY DESIGN: Data by self-administered questionnaire were collected on patients presenting to the University ...
Green, C. R., Haefner, H. K., Bachman, J. E., Khoshnevisan, M. H., Flowe-Valencia, H. D.; id_orcid, Reed, B. D.   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Idiopathic vulvodynia - a psychosomatic disease? A cross-sectional single-center study

BMC Women's Health
Background Idiopathic vulvodynia is a chronic vulvar pain condition that occurs with a high burden of disease and frustratingly low therapeutic success.
Ronja Fierz, Cornelia Betschart, Vera Berger, Gian-Piero Ghisu, Brigitte Leeners   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epithelioid Enigma: Proximal‐Type Epithelioid Sarcoma in Cyst Fluid Cytology

Diagnostic Cytopathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Epithelioid sarcoma (ES) is a rare, aggressive soft tissue malignancy with substantial morphologic overlap with other epithelioid neoplasms, creating diagnostic difficulty in cytology specimens. We report proximal‐type ES identified in cyst fluid from a lesion clinically interpreted as an epidermal inclusion cyst or abscess.
Nathan McGrath, Azfar Neyaz, Samer Khader   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Marie L. Suarez, Jennifer E. Glayzer, William H. Kobak, Monya Meinel, Alana D. Steffen, Larisa A. Burke, Heather A. Pauls, Yingwei Yao, Miho Takayama, Hiroyoshi Yajima, Ted J. Kaptchuk, Nobuari Takakura, David Foster, Diana J. Wilkie   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Age, embryo donor status, and insemination with chilled semen all predispose to persistent breeding‐induced endometritis in warmblood mares

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Persistent breeding‐induced endometritis (PBIE) is a common reason for mares failing to establish pregnancy. Objective To examine the hypothesis that advancing mare age and embryo donor status predispose to PBIE and compromise fertility.
Tom Stout, Rik Serrarens, Bart Leemans, Anthony Claes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vaginal host–microbe signatures linked to placental outcomes in mares

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Ascending placentitis is a leading cause of late‐term pregnancy loss in mares. Although pathogens are presumed to ascend from the caudal reproductive tract, the association between the vaginal microbiome and placentitis has not been systematically examined.
Machteld van Heule, Babiche Heil, Jamie K. Norris, Kristene Gedye, Xiaoxiao Lin, Ward De Spiegelaere, Peter Daels, Pouya Dini   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Use of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in the Treatment of Physiological and Pathological Vulvar Dystrophies

Stem Cells International, 2016
“Vulvar dystrophy” is characterized by chronic alterations of vulvar trophism, occurring in both physiological (menopause) and pathological (lichen sclerosus, vulvar graft-versus-host disease) conditions.
Maria Giuseppina Onesti, Sara Carella, Simona Ceccarelli, Cinzia Marchese, Nicolò Scuderi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Laura Baquedano, Nicolás Mendoza   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source