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Sexual pain and IC/BPS in women

BMC Urology, 2019
Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) and female sexual dysfunction (FSD) are common conditions that substantially reduce women’s health. In particular, women with IC/BPS show vulvodynia, a kind of FDS that originates from consistent pain ...
Su Jin Kim, Jayoung Kim, Hana Yoon
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Educators, Not Influencers: Health Content Creator Perspectives on Research Recruitment Collaboration. [PDF]

Health Expect
ABSTRACT Context Medical mistrust and delayed diagnoses drive patients to seek information outside of formal healthcare channels, meaning that traditional research recruitment methods then struggle to reach them. Social media health content creators with large followings possess an established online community presence and trust that could address this
Kramer ML, Serio B, Ho AK, Finlay KA.
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Vulvodynia: when a training program to increase muscle mass in the lower limbs does some good!

AboutOpen, 2023
Vulvodynia is a chronic pain condition, without clearly identifiable and visible causes, associated with disability, sexual disfunction, and impaired quality of life.
Lara Tiranini, Marco Cantamessi, Emanuela Serra, Giacomo Mariacci, Cristina Tassorelli, Rossella Elena Nappi   +5 more
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Vulvodynia, Genital Eczema and Lichen Sclerosus: What are the Successful Treatments from a Patient’s Perspective?

International Journal of Women's Health
Vera Christina Berger,1,2 Ronja Fierz,2 Isabel Kolm,3 Brigitte Leeners,2,4 Cornelia Betschart1,2 1Department of Gynecology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; 2Medical School, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; 3Department of ...
Berger VC, Fierz R, Kolm I, Leeners B, Betschart C   +4 more
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The Vulvodynia Guideline

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 2005
To provide a review of the literature and make known expert opinion regarding the treatment of vulvodynia.Experts reviewed the existing literature to provide new definitions for vulvar pain and to describe treatments for this condition.Vulvodynia has been redefined by the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease as vulvar discomfort ...
Hope K, Haefner, Michael E, Collins, Gordon D, Davis, Libby, Edwards, David C, Foster, Elizabeth Dee Heaton, Hartmann, Raymond H, Kaufman, Peter J, Lynch, Lynette J, Margesson, Micheline, Moyal-Barracco, Claudia K, Piper, Barbara D, Reed, Elizabeth G, Stewart, Edward J, Wilkinson   +13 more
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Vulvodynia: fertility, pregnancy and birth. Current trends and updates [PDF]

, 2017
<p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p> <p><strong>Introduction:</strong> It has been reported that approximately 11.3% of sexually active women of reproductive age will present with vulvodynia at some time point in ...
Antonakou, Angeliki, Papoutsis, Dimitrios   +1 more
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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
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Experiences of internet-based treatment for vulvodynia : A qualitative study

, 2022
Objective: The aim of this study was to describe women's experiences before, under, and after a guided internet-based intervention for vulvodynia. Methods: The design was qualitative, based on content analysis.
Skalkidou, A, Buhrman, Monica,, Widarsson, Margareta, Kullinger, Merit, Skalkidou, Alkistis, Bohm-Starke, N,, Hess Engström, Andrea,, Kullinger, M, Engstrom, AH, Bohm-Starke, Nina, Hess Engström, Andrea, Hogberg, U, Högberg, Ulf,, Buhrman, Monica, Skalkidou, Alkistis,, Buhrman, M, Kullinger, Merit,, Widarsson, M, Högberg, Ulf, Buhrman, M.,, Högberg, U.,, Bohm-Starke, Nina,, Skalkidou, A.,, Widarsson, Margareta,, Kullinger, M.,, Hess Engström, A.,, Bohm-Starke, N.,, Nina Bohm-Starke, Ulf Högberg, Alkistis Skalkidou, Merit Kullinger, Monica Buhrman, Margareta Widarsson, Andrea Hess Engström   +33 more
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A brief overview on vulvodynia. Pain pharmacological management approach

, 2023
This article proposes an examination of both topical and systemic pharmacological treatments, taking into account what is present in the literature, useful in the treatment of vulvodynia.
Merlino, L., M. F. Viscardi, Volpicelli, A. I., Della Rocca, C., L. Merlino, L. Titi, A. I. Volpicelli, Viscardi, M. F., M. G. Porpora, G. D’Ovidio, M. G. Piccioni, Piccioni, M. G., Porpora, M. G., V. Matys, Matys, V., DOvidio, G., C. Della Rocca, Titi, L., G. D'Ovidio   +18 more
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Itraconazole Improves Vulvodynia in Fungus Culture-Negative Patients Post Fluconazole Failure

Sexual Medicine, 2021
: Introduction: Vulvodynia is a difficult condition to treat due to both the uncertain etiology of the disorder and poorly available therapies. This difficulty leads to a disproportionately high prevalence and cost of treatment for this condition ...
Rodger Rothenberger, MD, Wendy Jones, CRNP, Colin MacNeill, MD   +2 more
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