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Understanding Patient Experiences of Vulvodynia Through Reddit: Qualitative Analysis [PDF]
JMIR InfodemiologyBackgroundVulvodynia is a chronic vulvar pain condition affecting up to 25% of the US population. However, diagnosis and effective treatment remain elusive.
Aurora J Grutman +8 more
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Aggravating and protective factors in patients’ experiences of vulvodynia: a qualitative study with Italian women [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground Vulvodynia, a chronic pain condition affecting 15% of women aged 18–70, significantly impacts daily life and sexual functioning, contributing to self-perception issues, depression, and anxiety.
Lorenzo Montali +2 more
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2020 Vulvodynia is a condition that occurs in 8-10% of women of all ages and is characterized by pain at the vulva that is present during sexual and/or non-sexual situations. Diagnosis is established through careful medical history and pelvic examination, including the cotton-swab test. The onset and maintenance of vulvodynia involves a complex interplay of
Sophie, Bergeron +3 more
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Beyond Oral Pain: A Unique Case of Burning Mouth Syndrome With Coexisting Vulvodynia and Cognitive Impairment in a Postmenopausal Woman. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic pain condition characterized by persistent intraoral burning without an identifiable cause, predominantly affecting postmenopausal women. We present a unique case of a 63‐year‐old Ethiopian woman exhibiting a distinctive triad of BMS, vulvodynia, and progressive cognitive decline, an association not ...
Annam R, De Onaindia M, Partin C.
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Pelvic floor examination in vulvodynia: VAMP protocol validation in correlation with central sensitization [PDF]
Women's HealthBackground: Overactive pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) are a source of pain in patients with vulvodynia. Peripheral sensitization may also lead to central sensitization (CS).
Ewa Baszak-Radomańska +2 more
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Dermatology Online Journal, 2008 Vulvodynia or vulvar pain syndrome is a chronic, heterogeneous, and multifactorial disease with a high prevalence. This condition affects Caucasians, African Americans, Africans and Hispanic women, particularly those sexually active at child-bearing age. The etiology of this condition is complex and remains elusive.
Ventolini, Gary, Barhan, Sheela M.
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Localized provoked vulvodynia as an immune-mediated inflammatory disease: rationale for a new line of research [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyLocalized provoked vulvodynia (LPV), also called vulvar vestibulitis or provoked vestibulodynia, is a major cause of dyspareunia that severely impacts sexual health.
Jorma Paavonen, Robert C. Brunham
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Vulvodynia: a modern perspective on the problem
Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика, 2021 Vulvodynia is a chronic persistent pain syndrome that affects the vulvar area and lasts more than 3 months without a clearly identifiable cause. Provoked localized pain in the vulval vestibule is the most prevalent type of vulvodynia and is interpreted ...
M. Yu. Maksimova +6 more
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Sexual Medicine, 2021 : Introduction: Treatment for vulvodynia is challenging and a multidisciplinary approach is recommended. Aim: To examine the effectiveness, safety and treatment satisfaction of vulvovaginal microablative laser treatment for vulvodynia.
Gerda Trutnovsky, MD +4 more
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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2023 Introduction Vulvodynia, a chronic genital pain disorder with a high lifetime prevalence among women, has a significant negative impact on both women and their partners.
Linn Myrtveit‐Stensrud +4 more
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