Vulvodynia: A disease commonly hidden in plain sight

Vieira-Baptista P, Lima-Silva J, Pérez-López FR, Preti M, Bornstein J

doi:10.1016/j.crwh.2018.e00079

Case Reports in Women's Health, 20, e00079, 2018

Vulvodynia: A disease commonly hidden in plain sight

Vieira-Baptista P , Lima-Silva J , Pérez-López FR

DOI10.1016/j.crwh.2018.e00079

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Abstract

•Vulvodynia affects at least 6% of women, and can be found at any age and in all ethnic groups.•The diagnosis is one of exclusion but is very often missed.•Women with vulvodynia are frequently misdiagnosed as having vaginismus.•Failure to make the diagnosis often leads to irrelevant or deleterious examinations and treatments.

DOI 10.1016/j.crwh.2018.e00079 10.1016/j.crwh.2018.e00079

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Vieira-Baptista, P., Lima-Silva, J., Pérez-López, F. R., Preti, M., & Bornstein, J. (2018). Vulvodynia: A disease commonly hidden in plain sight. Case Reports in Women's Health, 20, e00079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2018.e00079