Vulvodynia Is Not Associated with Concurrent Candidal Vaginitis
Women's Health Reports, 2022 Objective: The study purpose was to determine the prevalence of candida-positive vulvovaginal genital cultures among women with vulvodynia. Methods: This study was a retrospective analysis of data collected from 2017 to 2020.
Margaret Whitney +3 more
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Vaginal Microbiome Is Associated With Vulvodynia, Vulvar Pain Syndrome: A Case-Control Study
Sexual Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Vulvodynia, vulvar pain syndrome, is defined as vulvar pain of at least a 3-month duration without a clear identifiable cause, which may have associated factor and the etiology and treatment of this challenging disease is still unclear ...
So Yun Park, MD, PhD +4 more
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Vulvodynia: Pain Management Strategies
Pharmaceuticals, 2022 Background: Vulvodynia is defined in this international consensus as persistent vulvar pain that occurs for >3 months without an identifiable cause and with several potential associated factors.
Lucia Merlino +6 more
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Effectiveness of topical gabapentin in the treatment of vulvodynia: a narrative synthesis
Frontiers in Pain Research, 2023 Vulvodynia is a leading cause of dyspareunia in premenopausal women, causing considerable morbidity and sexual dysfunction. A multimodal approach is used to treat vulvodynia.
Mehmet Ergisi +5 more
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Vulvodynia – still a challenging therapeutic problem
Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2017 Introduction . Vulvodynia is a chronic condition characterized by pain and burning in the vulvar area without any abnormalities in clinical and laboratory examinations.
Magdalena Pawlaczyk +2 more
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Genitofemoral neuralgia : adding to the burden of chronic vulvar pain [PDF]
, 2015 The vulva is a particularly common locus of chronic pain with neuropathic characteristics that occurs in women of any age, though most women with neuropathic type chronic vulvar pain will remain undiagnosed even following multiple physician visits. Here,
De Muynck, Martine +2 more
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Brain changes associated with cognitive and emotional factors in chronic pain : a systematic review [PDF]
, 2017 An emerging technique in chronic pain research is MRI, which has led to the understanding that chronic pain patients display brain structure and function alterations.
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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 ...
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A Population-Based Study of Pregnancy and Delivery Characteristics Among Women with Vulvodynia [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction: To examine pregnancy and delivery characteristics of women with and without vulvodynia. Methods: The authors analyzed 227 vulvodynia cases that were less than 45 years old at pain onset; controls were age matched 1:1 to cases and had no ...
Harlow, Bernard L. +2 more
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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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