WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 1998: Re: vaginal pain

Re: vaginal pain

From: Robert Radnich, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 12 Jul 1998 06:34:35 -0500 (CDT)

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Angela, I am sure that your cousin is frustrated. Burning vulva syndrome or Vulvodynia is a difficult condition. Vestibulitis is a variant of this condition in which there is an inflammation of the glands around the vestibule (opening of the vagina). It is usually associated with HPV. It has been treated with varying success with Interferon injections and surgical removal of this tissue. More commonly, the cause of vulvodynia is not known. Some people feel it is related to an excess of oxylates in the diet. Again, many treatments and dietary modifications have been tried. The most common treatment is a course of the tri-cyclic antidepressants such as Elavil. I would recommend an evaluation at your local medical school GYN Dept. Hopefully there will be someone there who is well versed and interested in this devistating condition.

At Sat, 11 Jul 1998, Angela wrote: >
>My cousin has experienced pain in the vaginal area for almost two years.
>She has seen several doctors and specialists, but nothing has helped.
>She was recently diagnosed with vestibolitis, but treatment still did
>not help. The past few doctors have been discouraged and have told her
>that there is nothing that they can do. She told me that it feels like
>she has a bad bladder infection and yeast infection (the pain is
>constant burn from the inside and out). She has not had sexual
>relations, so therefore it would not appear to be a STD. Do you have
>any suggestions of what she can do? Or have you ever heard of anything
>like this? She is in need of some advice and the specialists that she
>has seen can't offer any help.

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