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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 &…

Vulvar Pain and the Menopause Transition

"Shifting levels of hormones—especially oestrogen—during the menopause transition produce changes in a woman’s body. Both the vagina & the external female genitals (vulva) are affected" [1]. When this happens, it is important to visit a…

Vulvar Pain and Sexual Dysfunction

"Some women consider that it is normal to have pain during intercourse. Others tend to attribute the symptoms to other, better-known conditions, or simply feel ashamed of their symptoms" [1]. If you fall into any…

The Prevalence and Impact of Vulvodynia

"Vulvodynia in a woman’s life can be devastating due to its consequences in sexuality & intimacy, activities of daily living, & psychological well-being. Although it is currently considered as a primary chronic pain condition, it…

Neuropathic Mechanisms in Vulvodynia

In vulvodynia: "the neurophysiopathology [functioning of the central & peripheral nervous system] is varied, & characterised by sensory abnormalities of the peripheral & central nervous system. Allodynia [pain caused by a stimulus that doesn't normally…