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Tricyclics, education key to vulvodynia care. (It's Not All in Their Heads).(diagnosing and caring for vaginal diseases)
Publication: Skin & Allergy News Publication Date: 01-JUN-03 Author: MacReady, Norra
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COPYRIGHT 2003 International Medical News Group
HOUSTON -- There are no fast or easy cures for vulvodynia, but most patients improve with appropriate management and emotional support, Dr. Elizabeth Edwards said at a conference on vulvovaginal diseases sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine.
Vulvodynia--also called vulvardysesthesia--is characterized by chronic vulvar burning, soreness, irritation, or stinging in the absence of objective abnormalities like infection or skin disease. The current thinking is that it is caused by a complex regional pain syndrome, pudendal neuralgia, or other neuropathy Therefore, the first step is to rule out any other condition that could produce these symptoms, said Dr. Edwards of Wake Forest University, WinstonSalem,...
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