Vulvodynia
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Vulvodynia Underlying Cause
Common causes
for vulvodynia include:
Allergic reaction
Atrophic vaginitis
Bartholin's cyst
Genital sores
Herpes genitalis
Menopause
Menstruation
Muscle spasms
in the pelvis
Ovarian cyst disease
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Urethral syndrome
Urinary tract infection
Vaginal yeast infection
Vaginitis
:
Bacterial vaginitis
Yeast vaginitis
Trichomonas vaginitis
Venereal disease
Less common causes
for vulvodynia include:
Bartholin's abscess
Cervical cancer
Chancroid
Interstitial cystitis
Lichen sclerosis
Uterine fibroids
Vaginal cancer
Vaginal foreign body
Vaginal injury
Vaginal prolapse
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Vulvodynia Anatomy
Related Topics:
Bartholin's cyst
Genital sores
Herpes genitalis
Urethral syndrome
Urinary tract infection
Vaginal foreign body
Vaginal injury
Vaginal itching
Vaginal prolapse
Vaginal sores
Vaginitis
Venereal disease
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Vaginal pain
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Last Updated: Nov 13, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Vulvodynia References:
Edwards L. New concepts in vulvodynia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Sep;189(3 Suppl):S24-30.
Edwards L. Subsets of vulvodynia: overlapping characteristics. J Reprod Med. 2004 Nov;49(11):883-7.
Haefner HK, Collins ME, Davis GD, Edwards L, Foster DC, Hartmann ED, Kaufman RH, Lynch PJ, Margesson LJ, Moyal-Barracco M, Piper CK, Reed BD, Stewart EG, Wilkinson EJ. The vulvodynia guideline. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2005 Jan;9(1):40-51.
Lotery HE, McClure N, Galask RP. Vulvodynia. Lancet. 2004 Mar 27;363(9414):1058-60.
