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Vulvodynia

Known as: Vulvodynias, Vulvodynia NOS, Vulvodynia, unspecified 
Complex pain syndrome with unknown etiology, characterized by constant or intermittent generalized vulva pain (Generalized vulvodynia) or localized… 
National Institutes of Health

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Generalized VulvodyniaVestibulodynia
In BloodMicrobiologicalVulvar Vestibulitischemically induced

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
2015 ISSVD, ISSWSH and IPPS Consensus Terminology and Classification of Persistent Vulvar Pain and Vulvodynia
INTRODUCTION: In 2014, the executive council of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, the boards of… 
Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
2015 ISSVD, ISSWSH, and IPPS Consensus Terminology and Classification of Persistent Vulvar Pain and Vulvodynia
IntroductionIn 2014, the executive council of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, the boards of… 
Review
2014
Review
2014
Etiology, diagnosis, and clinical management of vulvodynia
Chronic vulvar pain or discomfort for which no obvious etiology can be found, ie, vulvodynia, can affect up to 16% of women. It… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
The role of a leaky epithelium and potassium in the generation of bladder symptoms in interstitial cystitis/overactive bladder, urethral syndrome, prostatitis and gynaecological chronic pelvic pain
What’s known on the subject? and What does the study add? 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Evidence for overlap between urological and nonurological unexplained clinical conditions.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
“If Sex Hurts, Am I Still a Woman?” The Subjective Experience of Vulvodynia in Hetero-Sexual Women
Vulvodynia has recently been recognized as a significant health problem among women, with a considerable proportion experiencing… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Vulvodynia: Characteristics and Associations With Comorbidities and Quality of Life
OBJECTIVE: This case-control survey compared health history and health care use of women with vulvodynia with a control group… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Assessing Sexual Function and Dyspareunia with the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in Women with Vulvodynia
Using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI; Rosen et al., 2000), we assessed forty-two women with vulvodynia. Internal… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Quantitative Sensory Testing in Vulvodynia Patients and Increased Peripheral Pressure Pain Sensitivity
OBJECTIVE: To assess both regional (vulvar) and overall (generalized) pain sensitivity in women with vulvodynia to determine… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Dysesthetic ("essential") vulvodynia. Treatment with amitriptyline.
Twenty patients with chronic vulvar burning (vulvodynia) who had relief of symptoms only after treatment with low-dose… 
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