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Chronic vulvar pain, or vulvodynia, is a prevalent pain disorder that affects nearly 14 million women in the US. Unfortunately a poor understanding of disease pathophysiology leads to less than 2% of women actually being properly diagnosed and treated. Treatment recommendations vary widely and few...
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The prevalence of chronic pelvic pain in women aged 18 to 50 is around 15%. However, only one-third of these women seek medical care. Also, the average time from presentation to a primary care provider and appropriate specialty referral and diagnosis ranges from 3 to 7 years. Not only is it...
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Clinicians at Seattle Children’s Hospital report that they have brought pediatric patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) into remission using diet alone. Of the first time advance, lead researcher and gastroenterologist David Suskind, MD, asserted, “This changes the paradigm for...
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A gynecologic pain specialist discusses vulvodynia in the context of other women's pain conditions, with guidance on pain mechanisms and differential diagnosis. With a prevalence of 8% to 20% of the patient population, vaginal pain is deserving of greater clinical attention. Watch the segment to...
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Urogenital pain affects at least 25% of reproductive age women. This includes interstitial cystitis, endometriosis, vulvodynia, and then also dyspareunia--a term for painful intercourse, which is really common not just in postmenopausal women, but in premenopausal women. As a physiatrist, I am...
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Dr. Fitzgerald discusses the different kinds of urogenital pain that are commonly encountered, and examines present and emerging approached to treatment, including an assessment of the effectiveness of opioids.
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Pelvic pain affects one-quarter of reproductive age women. Dr. Fitzgerald discusses the impact of pregnancy on pelvic pain, and the role of rehabilitation strategies in treatment.