Re: Can TENS units be used to try relieve vulvar pain?
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 May 2000 20:56:49 -0500 (CDT)
Dr. McIntosh is right about lack of authoritative data on this.
There is, however, a web site, vulvodynia.com, started by an OBGYN.net
Advisor, Dr. Howard Glazer, PhD. Check it out and see if you can come
up with something to meet your needs. He wrote an article, just this
month I believe, on vulvodynia for OBGYN.net which may also be of help.
HSM
At Tue, 30 May 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>At Mon, 29 May 2000, Kristy wrote:
>>
>>Good evening to everyone!!
>>
>>A friend who also has vulvodynia suggested to me that I should try a TENS unit for trying to relieve my vulvar pain. Thankfully after some more explanation about the placement of the electrodes I have found out that it doesn't go directly on the vulva.
>>
>>My question is: Can TENS units be used to in an attempt to relieve vulvar pain?
>>
>>Thank you so much.
>>
>>Kristy :)
>
>I am sorry, but I don't know, and I cannot seem to find any
>authoritative source one way or the other.
>
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