Research Notes on Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome
Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome is the most common type of chronic vulvo-vaginal pain.1 It is described as a painful response to touch or pressure around the vaginal opening.2 Symptoms include vulval and vaginal pain which is worse during menstruation and pain during sex.3
Fast Facts:
- Affects approximately 10% of women at some point in life.1
- Medications such as amitriptyline, estrogen, and nytroglycerin are routinely used for treatment.3
- Some women have found relief in using topical capsaicin to relieve the pain of vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.4
Top Resources on Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome
- National Vulvodynia Association: Refining Diagnostic Criteria of a Pain Disorder: Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome
- American Association of Family Physicians: Vulvodynia and Vulvar Vestibulitis: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management (March 15, 1999)
- WrongDiagnosis: Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome
- MedicineNet: Finding Relief from Vulva Pain
- Medscape: Capsaicin and the Treatment of Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome: A Valuable Alternative? (Dec. 8, 2004)
- Vibrance Associates (via OurGyn): 14 Different Treatments for Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Vulvodynia Association: Refining Diagnostic Criteria of a Pain Disorder: Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome
- ↑ MedicineNet: Finding Relief from Vulva Pain
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vibrance Associates (via OurGyn): 14 Different Treatments for Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome
- ↑ Medscape: Capsaicin and the Treatment of Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome: A Valuable Alternative?
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