Vulvodynia: A disease commonly hidden in plain sight

Vieira-Baptista P; Lima-Silva J; Pérez-López FR; Preti M; Bornstein J

doi:10.1016/j.crwh.2018.e00079

Sexual Health · Vulvovaginal Health

Vulvodynia: A disease commonly hidden in plain sight

Vieira-Baptista P, Lima-Silva J, Pérez-López FR, Preti M, Bornstein J

Published October 2018 Case Reports in Women's Health, 20, e00079

DOI 10.1016/j.crwh.2018.e00079 PMC PMC6142188

Abstract

•Vulvodynia affects at least 6% of women, and can be found at any age and in all ethnic groups.•The diagnosis is one of exclusion but is very often missed.•Women with vulvodynia are frequently misdiagnosed as having vaginismus.•Failure to make the diagnosis often leads to irrelevant or deleterious examinations and treatments.

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Sexual Health Vulvovaginal Health Vulvar Skin Conditions
General Gynecology Pelvic Pain Chronic Pelvic Pain

Sexual Health › Vulvovaginal Health › Vulvar Skin Conditions · General Gynecology › Pelvic Pain › Chronic Pelvic Pain

DOI 10.1016/j.crwh.2018.e00079 10.1016/j.crwh.2018.e00079 Vieira-Baptista et al. 2018, Vieira-Baptista 2018

Vulvodynia: A disease commonly hidden in plain sight

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