Vulvar Pain and Mental Health: The Importance of Addressing Both
"Data suggest symptoms of physiological arousal (racing heart, sweating palms, dizziness) & experiencing negative thoughts & emotions, common symptoms in anxiety & depression disorders, may be associated with the maintenance or exacerbation of vulvar pain…
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Surgical Treatment Options For Vulvar Pain
As your Vulva Pain Doctor will tell you: "Removing areas of vulval tenderness from women with vulval pain syndromes has been practised by surgeons over many years. The operations are carried out by gynaecologists who…
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The Connection Between Vulvar Pain and Endometriosis
Did You Know? Endometriosis appears in a huge 10% of females aged 19 - 45 years-old. In rare cases, spontaneous vulvar endometriosis can present. - It is a potentially a subset of cutaneous endometriosis. Generally…
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Alexa Chung Shouts Out About Women With Endometriosis Being ‘Dismissed!’
TV presenter, model and fashion designer, Alexa Chung, (age 39), has recently turned her energies to the very important, and frequently overlooked, subject of endometriosis. - The latter refers to a most unwelcome chronic female…
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The Role of Pelvic Floor Therapy in Vulvar Pain Treatment
"In two retrospective reviews of physical therapy treatment of women with vulvodynia, one reported a 71% success rate of moderate or great improvement in vulvar pain, as well as decreased pain with intercourse, & increased…
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How Hormones Affect Vulvar Pain and Treatment Options
"During menopause, levels of oestrogen, an important hormone in women, naturally go down. As a result, the walls of the vagina tissue become thin, dry, & sometimes swollen & inflamed. In many women, this leads…
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How to Communicate Effectively With Your Healthcare Provider About Vulvar Pain
How to Communicate Effectively With Your Healthcare Provider About Vulvar Pain In order to ensure that you receive an optimum outcome to ameliorate your vulva pain, it is essential to provide your Vulva Pain Specialist…
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FAQs About Vulvar Pain: What You Need to Know
Can My Vulva Pain Get Worse?Unfortunately, due to most GP's lack of extensive knowledge and expertise in this subject: "women experience a constant and unchanging level of pain for years. Others describe their pain as…
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Vulvodynia: Diagnosis and Management
"The diagnosis of vulvodynia is made after taking a careful history, ruling out infectious or dermatologic abnormalities, & eliciting pain in response. Treatments recommended by Vulva Pain Doctors include oral medications that decrease nerve hypersensitivity…
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Vulvodynia and the Use of Topical Anaesthetics
"Vulvodynia is a chronic gynaecological disorder. It has a widespread effect on quality of life due to physical disabilities, psychological distress, & sexual dysfunction. Medications that are normally prescribed for oral use (e.g., antidepressants &…
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