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A 19-year-old female asked:
i have vulvodynia. after i move my bowels i often have a burning sensation around my anus and my vagina. is that associated or unrelated to my vdynia?
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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
Vulvodynia: May be. Due to dysfunctional contractions/spasm/ neuropathy . discuss PT exercises or biofeedback. Also check for yeast infection which seems to be associated with vulvodynia, and is assocaited with Gi disturbance. .
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/vulvodynia/conditioninfo/Pages/treatments.aspx
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18981976
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