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Why Women Are Getting Botox in Their Vaginas

As our Harley Street Pain Clinic Vulva Doctors have seen: "just lately, a number of women are turning to intimate Botox in the name of health. - This is to ease vaginal pain, spasms and…

Why Many Women With Vaginal Pain Feel Dismissed by Doctors

Here at the London Pain Clinic, our Vulva Doctors are well aware that, as stated on the highly respected, JAMA Network Open (the monthly open access medical journal published by the American Medical Association): "patients…

Pelvic Pain Myths: What You’ve Been Told vs. What’s Actually True

Here at the London Vulvar Pain Clinic, with regard to the important facts about pelvic pain, our leading team of Pain Doctors are always mindful of the myths that are constantly circulating on MSM. To…

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Could This Be the Cause of Your Pain?

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Could This Be the Cause of Your Pain? Pelvic floor dysfunction refers to not being able to control the muscles of our pelvic floor. As our Pain & Vulva Doctors regularly explain…

Postpartum Pelvic Pain: What’s Normal & When to Get Help

Postpartum Pelvic Pain: What’s Normal & When to Get Help Did you know that because of the stress that pregnancy places on the body, women who are pregnant can undergo a range of postpartum physical…

Painful Sex? Let’s Talk About Dyspareunia & How to Fix It

As our Vulva Doctors regularly explain to patients: "pain with sex is called dyspareunia, & this has many different causes. The pain can be felt in different sites: just at the entrance to the vagina;…

Pelvic Pain in Men & Women: The Hidden Epidemic

Here at the Vulvar Pain Clinic, our Pain Consultants explain to patients that: whilst pelvic pain frequently relates to pain around the female reproductive organs, it can impact all sexes and can derive from other…

Pelvic Pain & Mental Health: Why It’s Not Just ‘In Your Head’

"Have you ever been told your pain is 'all in your head?' Unfortunately, this is often the experience of many people experiencing persistent pelvic pain. Interestingly enough, the brain itself is actually very involved in…

How to Talk to Your Doctor About Vulvodynia

As Vulva Doctors regularly explain to their patients: "pain occurs in the vulva, and occasionally involves the buttocks or even the inner thighs. It is often felt as a burning, stinging or raw sandpaper-like discomfort.…

The Role of Physical Therapy in Managing Vulvodynia

"Vulvar pain affects up to 20% of women at some point in their lives, & most women with vulvar pain have associated pelvic floor impairments. Pelvic floor dysfunction is associated with significant functional limitations in…