Vulvodynia & Women's Health Tool Kit

Vulvodynia Basics
Burden of Vulvodynia
Symptoms & Types of Vulvodynia
Who is at Risk?
Diagnosing Vulvodynia
Treatment Options
Top 10 Facts to Know about Vulvodynia
Questions to Ask Your Health Care Professional
Resources
References
Fast Facts: Understanding Vulvodynia

References

American Academy of Family Physicians. Vulvodynia Fact Sheet. Available at http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/women/reproductive/sex-dys/367.html. Accessed September 20, 2007. Last updated August 2004.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). "Gynecologic Problems: Vulvodynia." Educational pamphlet. Available at http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp127.cfm. Last updated August 2007.

Arnold LD, Bachmann GA, Rosen R, Kelly S, Rhoads GG. Vulvodynia: Characteristics and Associations With Comorbidities and Quality of Life. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2006;107:617-624.

Bachmann GA, Rosen R, Pinn VW, Wolf U, et al. Vulvodynia: A State-of-the-Art Consensus on Definitions, Diagnosis and Management. J Reprod Med. June 2006;51(6):447-56.

Edwards L. New concepts in vulvodynia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. September 2003;189(3 Suppl):S24-30. Review.

Granot M, Friedman M, Yarnitsky D, Zimmer EZ. Enhancement of the perception of systemic pain in women with vulvar vestibulitis. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 2002;109:863-6.

Haefner HK, Collins ME, Davis GD, Edwards L, et al. The Vulvodynia Guideline. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. January 2005;9(1):40-51.

Harlow BL, Stewart EG. A population-based assessment of chronic unexplained vulvar pain: have we underestimated the prevalence of vulvodynia? J Am Med Women's Assoc. 2003 spring;58(2):82-88.

National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women's Health. "Vulvodynia: Understanding Vulvodynia and Planning for Future Research." Brochure, Science Series 2007. More information available at http://orwh.od.nih.gov:80/health/vulvodynia.html.

National Vulvodynia Association. "What is Vulvodynia?" Fact sheet. Available at http://www.nva.org/about_vulvodynia/what_is_vulvodynia.html. Accessed September 20, 2007.

National Women's Health Resource Center. Pelvic Pain Health Topics A to Z. Available at http://www.healthywomen.org/healthtopics/pelvicpain. Accessed September 20, 2007.

Mayo Clinic. "Vulvodynia." Fact sheet. Available at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vulvodynia/DS00159/DSECTION=5. Accessed September 24, 2007.

Sadownik LA. Clinical profile of vulvodynia patients. A prospective study of 300 patients. J Reprod Med. 2000;45:679-84.

Solomons CC, Melmed MH, Heitler SM. Calcium citrate for vulvar vestibulitis. A case report. J Reprod Med. December 1991;36(12):879-82.

Stone-Godena T. Vulvar Pain Syndromes: Vestibulodynia. J Midwifery Women's Health. November-December 2006;51(6):502-9.


This content was produced with support from the Office of Research on Women's Health, National Institutes of Health, as part of the Vulvodynia Awareness Campaign.

Create Date: 10/24/07
Date Last Updated: 10/24/07

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