Sarah Cigna, MD, sees patients every week with vulvovaginal pain and vulvar dermatoses. She’s an ob.gyn. with a focus on sexual health — often the first physician seen by patients with vulvar pain or ...

Vulvar vestibulitis, also known as vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (VVS) or vestibulodynia, refers to a kind of vulvodynia (pain around the vulva) that occurs in the vulvar vestibule. The vulvar ...

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WASHINGTON -- Racial and ethnic disparities persist in the management of vulvodynia, a retrospective cohort study found. Black and Hispanic patients were more frequently prescribed general pain ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

Vulvar mucosal melanoma is a form of cancer that develops in the cells of the mucus membranes in the vulva. Symptoms include unexpected bleeding, vaginal pain, unusual discharge, itching, and a lump ...

Early stage vulvar cancer may not have any symptoms. But if symptoms do occur, they may include persistent vulvar itching and changes to the skin of the vulva. In general, the outlook for people with ...

In a new survey, women shared their experiences of medical gaslighting by doctors who made them feel crazy and told them to ‘just relax.’ Nearly 40 percent of women seeking care for vaginal pain said ...

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Vulvar varicosities are varicose veins that have become enlarged, swollen, or twisted on the outer side of your vulva. They show up on the labia minora and labia majora. In most cases, they occur ...