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Vulvodynia
A condition where a woman experiences pain in the opening of her vagina, not due to infection or any other explainable causes.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
Is a type of:
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Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 37-year old asked:
How to tell if I have vulvodynia?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is vulvodynia when sex is painful down there?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Vulvodynia?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Can vulvodynia be cured through injection within days to hrs?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Can tampons cause vulvodynia?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Is vulvodynia a symptom of IC/PBS?
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A 50-year old asked:
How can I treat vulvodynia, bleeding, and cuts?
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A 33-year old asked:
What to do if I have vulvodynia, is this curable?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Is there a connection between yeast and vulvodynia?
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A female asked:
Would you be able to recommend a cream for vulvodynia that I can purchase otc?
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A 40-year old asked:
My friend suspectas vulvodynia vestibulitis syndrome - as symptom suggest this. What can you tell me about this syndrome?
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A 44-year old asked:
What is treatment for women have vulvodynia?
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A 34-year old asked:
I have pain in my vaginal area. Is this vulvodynia?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Why is it that most gynecologists are not able to properly diagnose and treat vulvodynia?
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A 31-year old asked:
What is the difference between vulvodynia and vulvar vestibulitis?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Heard Effexor (venlafaxine) is good to treat vulvodynia. Been on it for yrs, 150 mg with no help at all. How could i get this condition while on effexor (venlafaxine)? Any ideas?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Can pudendal nerve block treat vulvodynia? If not, and all medication has failed, is there a surgical solution?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have this intense burning feeling on the outside of my vagina is it Vulvodynia or an infeccion? i just have burning
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A 28-year old female asked:
I have vestibulitis(provoked vulvodynia) i can't sit ,I can't wear underwer,everything touch there gives burning,can I use botox injection in vestibul?
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A 46-year old female asked:
After 6 mnths of vag and rect burning I have been diag with vulvodynia. On top of that I have low estrogen. I started with vulvo exercises. Haven't been put on meds for vulvo except for Lyrica which helps alot in the night. What advice can drs give?
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A 41-year old female asked:
What are the chances of getting vulvodynia from being on lo loestrin fe for five months studies show there is a correlation with this?
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A 49-year old female asked:
I'm on amitriptyline(10mg)@night for vulvodynia. It's been 3 weeks and I noticed tonight I'm very emotional and crying a lot. Could it be too strong?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Could Chancroid and or Donovanosis go undetected for over 2 years without any symptoms in me or my husband? Im afraid Dr Google has gotten the best of me. As Ive been diagnosed with vulvodynia and cant seem to wrap my mind around it just that?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Been told by gynae I'm in perimenapause. I don't have any of those symptoms though. How can I be sure? Also is it a possibility that I could have vulvodynia? The vag burn is like ongoing. So much has also been ruled out already. Tests for vulvo?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have very bad vaginal burning I have no yeast no STDs what should I do I can't go to dr right now i think its vulvodynia?
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A 48-year old female asked:
I have vulvodynia and someone suggested medical marijuana because i'm taking gabapentin and it's not helping. Would that be a better option?
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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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A 35-year old female asked:
What is a typical time frame for healing pelvic floor problems with physical therapy that are causing vulvodynia?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Got vulvodynia for 6 weeks after pap smear. Don't know how it's triggered. Vulva & clitoris pain even without touch. Any cure?
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A 20-year old female asked:
My vulva is red and gets irritated. Does vulvodynia usually make the vulva red? It doesn't hurt to have sex. Although it sometimes hurts in the front
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