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Vulvodynia

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2003
An increasing number of patients present with symptoms of vulvar pain, soreness, burning or irritation, which become chronic. Clinicians are often uncertain of the diagnosis. Terminology and an understanding of aetiology and therapy are evolving.Previous descriptions of vulvodynia have grouped patients according to whether pain is provoked by coitus ...
Olivia C, Smart, Allan B, MacLean
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Dysregulation of Arachidonic Acid Metabolism Drives Inflammatory Lipid Production in Localized Provoked Vulvodynia

Nutrients
Background/Objectives: Localized provoked vulvodynia (LPV) is characterized by chronic vulvar pain upon light touch to the vestibule, a specialized ring of tissue immediately surrounding the vaginal opening. LPV affects about 14 million people in the US,
Sarah Fischer   +9 more
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Executive Summary of the Vulvodynia Therapeutic Research Summit.

Obstetrics and Gynecology
The current treatment of provoked vestibulodynia involving neuroproliferation is often complete vestibulectomy; however, less invasive treatments are biologically plausible, yet lack study. The International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health,
J. Krapf   +14 more
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Understanding vulvodynia

Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 1998
SUMMARYVulvodynia is a difficult management problem. In this review article, the clinical subsets of vulvodynia including recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, vulvar vestibulitis syndrome and dysaesthetic vulvodynia are described. Their aetiology is discussed and available therapies arc presented.
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Amitriptyline for the treatment of vulvodynia in patients with vulvar lichen sclerosus: a case series of 20 patients

International Journal of Dermatology
Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus (VLS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that often leads to vulvodynia, a debilitating chronic pain condition in the vulvar region.
G. Licata   +5 more
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Sociocultural antecedents of female sexual distress: applying the tripartite influence model in a group of women with vulvodynia.

Journal of Sexual Medicine
BACKGROUND While most studies on vulvodynia-a chronic vulvar pain condition often associated with sexual distress-have focused on its biomedical and psychological underpinnings, little is known about the sociocultural factors that may shape women's ...
C. Di Gesto   +4 more
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Scoping review to assess the role of the immune system in the pathophysiology of vulvodynia and post-orgasmic illness syndrome.

Sexual Medicine Reviews
INTRODUCTION Disorders that affect sexual function, including vulvodynia and post-orgasmic illness syndrome (POIS), are under-reported and under-researched, leaving many patients without optimal treatment strategies.
Olivia Johnson   +7 more
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A systematic review on the efficacy of CBT on pain and sexual function of vulvodynia.

Psychiatrike = Psychiatriki
Vulvodynia is an underdiagnosed pain syndrome with persistent duration, usually without an identifiable organic cause. It negatively affects the quality of life, mental health and romantic relationships and sexual function of women.
G. Bitzi, I. Kokka, I. Mourikis
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[Vulvodynia].

Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie, 2000
Vulvodynia includes a group of vulva disorders in patients with a normal clinical presentation. Chronic and spontaneous complaints are observed, sometimes aggravated by sexual intercourse. Most patients complain of a burning vulva.The diagnostic and therapeutic approach to vulvodynia is long and difficult.
M, Fischer, K M, Taube, W C, Marsch
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Psychotherapy and Psychotherapeutic Techniques for the Treatment of Vulvodynia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease
OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic techniques for reduction of vulvar pain and the improvement of sexual function and psychological adjustment in vulvodynia.
J. Queiroz   +6 more
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