{"id":407623,"date":"2017-08-01T06:07:32","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T06:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/when-sx-hurts-it-could-be-vulvodynia\/"},"modified":"2017-08-01T06:07:32","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T06:07:32","slug":"when-sx-hurts-it-could-be-vulvodynia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/08\/01\/when-sx-hurts-it-could-be-vulvodynia\/","title":{"rendered":"When S*x Hurts, It Could Be Vulvodynia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cVulvo-whatia?\u201dsaid Carrie Bradshaw on HBOs s*x and the City, when her friend Charlotte was diagnosed with vulvodynia\u2014defined as otherwise unexplained pain, itching, and burning of a womans exterior private parts. A 2006 study quoted by the National Institutes of Health\u2019s Office of Research on Women\u2019s Health estimated that as many as 18% of women experience symptoms consistent with the condition.<\/p>\n<p>Many doctors havent even heard of the diagnosis either. In a 2003 Harvard Medical School study of more than 3,000 women, 60% of women who sought treatment ended up seeing three or more doctors, and 40% of women who sought treatment never received a diagnosis. Thats why the NIH launched a vulvodynia awareness campaign October 24, 2007.<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.5.7 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIts a life-altering pain condition,\u201d says Christin Veasley, a former sufferer who was almost completely cured with surgery and is trying to bring more awareness to the condition as associate executive director of the National Vulvodynia Association.<\/p>\n<p>Most common cause of s*xual pain<br \/>According to Irwin Goldstein, MD, director of San Diego s*xual Medicine and the editor in chief of The Journal of s*xual Medicine, vulvodynia is the most common cause of s*xual pain in premenopausal women.<\/p>\n<p>There are different subtypes of vulvodynia. Some women experience pain only with touch or penetration (such as with a tampon, man-hood, or speculum). Others experience pain all the time\u2014even wearing pants is painful. Some have always experienced pain with vaginal penetration, from the very first tampon, while the pain didnt start for others until later in life.<\/p>\n<p>The reasons for it vary from woman to woman\u2014when there is any explanation at all. Some have an overgrowth of nerves in the private part area, for instance, while others may develop the issue after an allergic reaction. Also, \u201can infection can be a trigger for some women,\u201d says Veasley.<\/p>\n<p>Experts agree on two things: Its not primarily psychological, and although it\u2019s rarely cured, it is often treatable<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.5.7 --><\/p>\n<p>source: Health<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.5.7 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cVulvo-whatia?\u201dsaid Carrie Bradshaw on HBOs s*x and the City, when her friend Charlotte was diagnosed with vulvodynia\u2014defined as otherwise unexplained pain, itching, and burning of a womans exterior private parts. 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