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Combining Acmella oleracea and Boswellia serrata extracts: a novel pharmacological approach in inflammatory vestibulodynia

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Vulvodynia is a chronic pain condition that affects the vulvar area, often resulting in significant discomfort and a reduced quality of life. Current treatments for vulvodynia are limited, and there is a need for more effective therapeutic options ...
Antimo Fusco, Michela Perrone, Federica Ricciardi, Andrea Maria Morace, Roozbe Bonsale, Milena Melake Teweldemedhin, Emanuele Di Martino, Rebecca Limongelli, Alfonso Papa, Sabatino Maione, Francesca Guida, Livio Luongo   +11 more
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Review of the Literature on the Psychoemotional Reality of Women with Vulvodynia: Difficulties Met and Strategies Developed

Pain Research and Management, 2008
BACKGROUND: Within the past three decades, increased attention has been placed on the study of vulvodynia - an unexplained chronic vulvular discomfort felt without any related pathology.
Maude Cantin-Drouin, Dominique Damant, Daniel Turcotte   +2 more
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Emerging Evidence of Macrophage Contribution to Hyperinnervation and Nociceptor Sensitization in Vulvodynia

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2019
Vulvodynia is an idiopathic chronic pain disorder and a leading cause of dyspareunia, or pain associated with sexual intercourse, for women. The key pathophysiological features of vulvodynia are vaginal hyperinnervation and nociceptor sensitization ...
Christine Mary Barry, Dusan Matusica, Rainer Viktor Haberberger   +2 more
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The Evolutionary Biology of Female‐Biased Pain and Its Disorders

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This article describes and evaluates a general evolutionary theory for explaining variation among individuals in sensitivity to pain, the Vulnerability‐Value‐Opportunity model. The model posits that pain sensitivity is mediated by vulnerability to fitness‐reducing injury (probabilities of damage, including from infection), Fisherian ...
Bernard Crespi
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The Association Between Partner Reactions to Chronic Pain and Pain‐Related Outcomes: A Systematic Review

European Journal of Pain, Volume 30, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Objective It has long been recognised that the social context, including partner relationships, can impact the chronic pain experience and pain outcomes. The goal of this systematic review is to analyse, appraise and integrate the current evidence regarding the relationships between partner reactions to chronic pain behaviours ...
G. F. Donohue, P. J. Meredith, J. Strong, L. Page, N. E. Andrews   +4 more
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Mindfulness-based body scan training in multimodal physiotherapy for vulvodynia – a randomized controlled feasibility study

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology
This randomized controlled trial explored the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of integrating mindfulness-based body scan (MBBS) interventions into multimodal pelvic floor physiotherapy for vulvodynia treatment.
H. Halbedl, D. Pfabigan, Irene Ebhardt, G. Trutnovsky   +3 more
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Comparing Movement Patterns and Physical Function Between Chronic Low Back Pain Patients With Nociplastic and Nociceptive Pain Categories

JOR SPINE, Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2026.
Are differences in perceived disability between nociceptive and nociplastic cLBP patients reflected in actual movement patterns or in patients' perceived functional ability? Despite worse patient‐reported disability, primarily nociplastic patients did not exhibit worse biomechanical function when compared to primarily nociceptive patients.
Erin Archibeck, Nicholas Harris, Patricia Zheng, Aaron Scheffler, Wolf Mehling, Conor O'Neill, Jeffrey Lotz, Grace O'Connell, Jeannie F. Bailey, REACH Investigators, Zehra Akkaya, Prakruthi Amarkumar, Jeannie Bailey, Julia Barylak, Sigurd Berven, Andrew Bishara, Dennis M. Black, Noah Bonnheim, Atul Butte, Joel Castellanos, Jennifer Cummings, Karina Del Rosario, Emilia Demarchis, Sibel Demir‐Deviren, Susan K. Ewing, Adam R. Ferguson, Aaron Fields, Scott M. Fishman, Sergio Garcia Guerra, Fatemeh Gholi Zadeh Kharrat, Xiaojie (Summer) Guo, Misung Han, Trisha Hue, J. Russell Huie, C. Anthony Hunt, Anastasia Keller, Karim Khattab, Roland Krug, Gregorji Kurillo, Feng Lin, Thomas Link, Jeffrey Lotz, John Lynch, Tong Lyu, Rob Matthew, Wolf Mehling, Esmeralda Mendoza, Praveen Mummaneni, Caroline Navy, Conor O’Neill, Jessica Ornowski, Thomas Peterson, Ananya Rupanagunta, Aaron Scheffler, Shalini Shah, Irina Strigo, Naoki Takegami, Abel Torres‐Espin, Salvatore Torrisi, Sachin Umrao, Rohit Vashisht, Joanna Veres, An (Joseph) Vu, Mark Steven Wallace, Lucy Ann Wu, Po‐Hung Wu, Fadel Zeidan, Patricia Zheng, Jiamin Zhou   +68 more
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Anogenital Contact Dermatitis in Spain: A REIDAC Study of Patients Undergoing Patch Testing in 2019–2024

Contact Dermatitis, Volume 94, Issue 3, Page 272-285, March 2026.
Allergic contact dermatitis is very common in patients with anogenital lesions referred for patch testing in Spain. Key allergens include fragrances, preservatives and topical treatments like anaesthetics and steroids. Emerging sensitisers including benzisothiazolinone and sodium metabisulphite are also relevant.
Mercè Grau‐Pérez, Pedro Mercader‐García, Ana María Giménez‐Arnau, Tatiana Sanz‐Sánchez, Violeta Zaragoza Ninet, Susana Córdoba Guijarro, Francisco Javier Miquel Miquel, Juan Francisco Silvestre Salvador, Ricardo González‐Pérez, Inmaculada Ruíz González, Esther Serra Baldrich, José Manuel Carrascosa, Francisco Javier Ortiz de Frutos, Mercedes Rodríguez Serna, María Elena Gatica Ortega, Carmen Paredes Suárez, Francisco José Navarro Triviño, Pablo Chicharro, Marta Andreu, Araceli Sánchez Gilo, José Juan Pereyra Rodríguez, María Antonia Pastor Nieto, Gemma Melé‐Ninot, Paloma Sánchez‐Pedreño Guillén, Enrique Gómez de la Fuente, Marta Elosua‐González, Mónica Munera‐Campos, Fátima Tous Romero, Miguel Ángel Descalzo, Leopoldo Borrego   +29 more
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Vulvodynia Viewed From a Disease Prevention Framework: Insights From Patient Perspectives

Sexual Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Persons with vulvodynia (a chronic vulvar pain condition) suffer many barriers to diagnosis and treatment, several of which may be exacerbated by the sociocultural and geographical context in which they live. Aim: We drew on the experiences
Valerie Webber, MA, MPH, PhD(c), Michelle E. Miller, PhD, MD, Diana L. Gustafson, MEd, PhD, Krisztina Bajzak, MD, FRCSC, MSc   +3 more
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Prevalence of Associated Extraoral Symptoms and Comorbidities in Burning Mouth Syndrome Patients: A Systematic Review

Oral Diseases, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 675-683, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS) suffer from oral pain in the absence of oral lesions. Although less frequently, they may also experience extraoral symptoms that are not readily apparent to clinicians. This study aimed to systematically assess the prevalence of associated extraoral symptoms and comorbid disorders in BMS ...
João Paulo Gonçalves de Paiva, Caique Mariano Pedroso, Rosa María López‐Pintor Muñoz, Milda Chmieliauskaite, Alessandro Villa, Jacks Jorge, Alan Roger Santos‐Silva   +6 more
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