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Vulvar disorders is a group of disorders that affect the vulva, which includes all female external genital parts. Disorders can be caused by anatomic abnormalities, infection, and cancer.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Female urogenital diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Types of

Vulvar cancer
Condition

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