Author: Jay Murphy

How to Talk to Your Doctor About Vulvodynia

As Vulva Doctors regularly explain to their patients: "pain occurs in the vulva, and occasionally involves the buttocks or even the inner thighs. It is often felt as a burning, stinging or raw sandpaper-like discomfort.…
Categories : Sexual Health
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The Role of Physical Therapy in Managing Vulvodynia

"Vulvar pain affects up to 20% of women at some point in their lives, & most women with vulvar pain have associated pelvic floor impairments. Pelvic floor dysfunction is associated with significant functional limitations in…
Categories : Physical Therapy
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What is Localised Provoked Vulvodynia (LPV)?

Vulva Doctors frequently explain that: "vulvodynia is a chronic vulvar pain condition. Localised provoked vestibulodynia (LPV) is the most common subset of vulvodynia, the hallmark symptom being pain on vaginal penetration. Young women are predominantly…
Categories : Localised Provoked Vulvodynia
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Painful Sex After Menopause

As Vulva Doctors explain to their patients, once they have reached menopause, women often experience painful intercourse. This is frequently linked to reduced oestrogen levels. "The vaginal tissues tend to become less elastic, more fragile,…
Categories : Menopause & Vagina Pain
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How Vulvodynia Can Impact Your Life

Vulvodynia can destroy women's lives in countless ways, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. - Finally, Vulvodynia sufferers are finding out about Specialist Vulva Doctors who can help them get their…
Categories : Vulvodynia
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Pain-Related Anxiety Associated with Vulvodynia

If they haven't had a consultation and diagnosis from a Vulva Doctor: "women with vulvodynia often live with daily vaginal pain without knowing the exact cause. Chronic vulvar pain has a negative impact on relationships,…
Categories : Uncategorised, vulvar pain
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Can PID Cause Vulvar Pain?

Can PID Cause Vulvar Pain? Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) "can cause chronic pelvic pain in some people, while in others, symptoms can be mild or silent – meaning some people may not even know they…
Categories : PID
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STDs That Cause Vulvar Pain

"It’s very important to know that some STIs such as chlamydia, can be silent with no symptoms. If left untreated, the infection can develop into a condition called pelvic inflammatory disease, which can cause vaginal…
Categories : Sexual Health
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Interstitial Cystitis - Symptoms & Causes

As a Vulva Doctor will tell you: Interstitial Cystitis is a long-term condition which causes bladder pain, bladder pressure, and in some instances, pelvic pain. The pain scale ranges from mild discomfort to severe unbearable…
Categories : Interstitial Cystitis
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What is Prostatitis? (Male Pelvic Pain)

As any Pain Doctor will tell you: "Prostatitis is a common, often painful condition, that can affect men of all ages. Pelvic pain in & around the prostate may be from an infection caused by…
Categories : Prostatitis
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