Vulvodynia in a Nutshell

Vulvodynia in a Nutshell

What is vulvodynia?  Vulvodynia is defined as chronic pain in the vulvar area.  How is vulvodynia classified?  Vulvodynia can be classified based on the causative factor of its: What causes vulvodynia to develop?  Current research shows that vulvodynia is not caused by a single disease process, but rather a constellation of symptoms of several disease…

Chronic Vulvar Pain

Chronic Vulvar Pain

As May comes to a close we finish up pelvic pain awareness month with vulvodynia. Vulvodynia is chronic pain in the vulvar region (see image below). Just under 10% of women have vulvodynia. It occurs equally across ethnicities and is very much under-diagnosed. A study carried out in Michigan with over 2500 women found that…

Mulvodynia? Vulvar Pain is No Laughing Matter

Mulvodynia? Vulvar Pain is No Laughing Matter

Remember that episode of Seinfeld when Jerry forgot his new girlfriend’s name? All he could remember was that it rhymed with a female body part. Testing out some options, he whispered, “Mulva….” in her direction, but he got no response. What is the Vulva? Mulva, of course, rhymes with vulva. The vulva is really a…