What are vulvodynia and vulvar vestibulitis?
Women who have pain in the vulva, the external female genitalia, experience vulvodynia. The term vulvar vestibulitis means specific pain in a specific area of the vulva. This pain can be irritation or it can be sharp and burning. The pain can be referred – or felt elsewhere in the pelvic region as well.
What are the symptoms?
Symptoms of vulvodynia may be constant or they may come and go. They include:
·         Burning
·         Itching
·         Painful intercourse
·         Rawness
·         Soreness
·         Stinging
·         Throbbing
 
Why does it cause pain?
It is a neuropathic pain, pain from …read more