Re: A case of vulvar pain

From: Gerald P. Rodriguez (geraldpr@roadrunner.com)
Thu Sep 5 21:36:21 1996


---------- > From: Diane E. B. Petersen, M.D. <peter261@gold.tc.umn.edu>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <ob-gyn-l@listserv.bcm.tmc.edu>
> Subject: Re: A case of vulvar pain
> Date: Thursday, September 05, 1996 6:59 PM
>
>>> The patient with recurrent labial pain with intercourse or foreplay
>>> probably has bartholinitis. It is difficult to diagnosis, findings on
exam > would include palpation of the Bartholin's gland deep at approx. 4 or 8
> o'clock from the introitus. The gland is not normally palpable but may
be > in the patient with recurrent inflammation. It may not be tender unless
> patient has been symptomatic recently. Treatment is with tub soaks, warm

> compresses and occassionally antibiotics. Surgical management would only
be > necessary if duct obstruction with ductal cyst or abscess is present on
> exam.
> Diane Petersen
> Minneapolis, MN
>

The etiology of vulvodynia, unfortunatley, is not always so clear, nor is the treatment. There exists a huge body of gyn/derm literature which speaks to the issue vulvar, labial, and/or vestibular pain. There is NO unifying theory of the cause of this disorder, indeed this is most likely a multitude of disorders, with multiple causes. gpr





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