Vulvar Pain- Tri-Valley Sex Therapy
Millions of women suffer from chronic, unexplained pain in the vulvar region but very few get diagnosed correctly. Sex therapy & counseling at Tri-Valley Relationship Therapy, Inc. can help you understand vulvar pain and manage it's impact on your life and sexual relationships. Photo by Verne Ho
Very informative article that brings to light the plight of millions of women who struggle with pain in their vulvar region but are not diagnosed correctly. The vulvar region is comprised of the outer female reproductive system including the vagina and the clitoris. Women that experience pain in the vulvar region could have localized or generalized pain. The author highlights the need for physicians & gynecologists to consider vulvar pain or vulvodynia as one of the possible causes of vulvar pain instead of only focusing on ruling out cancer or infections. Vulvar pain can make sex very difficult or even impossible and the pain could be an after effect of sex or even wiping the area after urinating. It's important to differentiate between vulvar pain and vaginismus & dyspareunia. Vaginismus is a condition that impairs the ability of a woman's vagina to tolerate any kind of penetration including sex or inserting tampons. Dyspareunia is pain that is experienced during sexual intercourse and stems from medical or psychological causes.