A review of the available clinical therapies for vulvodynia management and new data implicating proinflammatory mediators in pain elicitation

Identification of novel mechanisms involved in generating localized vulvodynia pain

(2015) Megan L. Falsetta et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Activation of vestibule-associated lymphoid tissue in localized provoked vulvodynia

(2015) Päivi Tommola et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Pelvic floor muscle function in women with provoked vestibulodynia and asymptomatic controls

(2015) Ingrid Næss et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Site-specific mesenchymal control of inflammatory pain to yeast challenge in vulvodynia-afflicted and pain-free women

(2015) David C. Foster et al.   PAIN

Vulvodynia and proctodynia treated with topical baclofen 5 % and palmitoylethanolamide

(2014) Jan M. Keppel Hesselink et al.   ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS

Psychosexual aspects of vulvovaginal pain

(2014) Sophie Bergeron et al.   BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY

Vulvodynia

(2014) Erin Eppsteiner et al.   BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY

Menopausal hormone therapy and menopausal symptoms

(2014) Zain A. Al-Safi et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Itch and nerve fibers with special reference to atopic dermatitis: Therapeutic implications

(2014) Mitsutoshi Tominaga et al.   JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

CD4-Positive T-Cell Recruitment in Primary-Provoked Localized Vulvodynia

(2014) Catherine M.L. Leclair et al.   Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Is Chronic Stress During Childhood Associated with Adult-Onset Vulvodynia?

(2014) Maheruh Khandker et al.   JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH

Factors Associated With Vulvodynia Incidence

(2014) Barbara D. Reed et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Prevalence of symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of vulvodynia: population-based estimates from 2 geographic regions

(2013) Bernard L. Harlow et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Rationale and design of a multicenter randomized clinical trial of extended release gabapentin in provoked vestibulodynia and biological correlates of response

(2013) Candace S. Brown et al.   Contemporary Clinical Trials

Anticonvulsant pharmacotherapy for generalized and localized vulvodynia: a critical review of the literature

(2013) Symen K. Spoelstra et al.   JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

A Systematic Review of the Utility of Anticonvulsant Pharmacotherapy in the Treatment of Vulvodynia Pain

(2013) Raphael J. Leo   Journal of Sexual Medicine

Economic burden and quality of life of vulvodynia in the United States

(2012) Yiqiong Xie et al.   CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OPINION

Cream With Cutaneous Fibroblast Lysate for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia

(2012) Gilbert G. Donders et al.   Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Use of Amitriptyline Cream in the Management of Entry Dyspareunia Due to Provoked Vestibulodynia

(2012) Ross Pagano et al.   Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Neurogenic inflammation and the peripheral nervous system in host defense and immunopathology

(2012) Isaac M Chiu et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

A Candida Biofilm-Induced Pathway for Matrix Glucan Delivery: Implications for Drug Resistance

(2012) Heather T. Taff et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Fungal pathogens—a sweet and sour treat for toll-like receptors

(2012) Christelle Bourgeois et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Long-term follow up of posterior vestibulectomy for treating vulvar vestibulitis

(2011) PÄIVI TOMMOLA et al.   ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA

Prevalence and demographic characteristics of vulvodynia in a population-based sample

(2011) Barbara Diane Reed et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Successful Treatment of Vulvodynia With Botulinum Toxin A

(2011) Kathy D. Tieu et al.   ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY

Prostaglandins and Inflammation

(2011) Emanuela Ricciotti et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Prostaglandin E2 and Pain—An Update

(2011) Atsufumi Kawabata   BIOLOGICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN

Enteric Neuronal Density Contributes to the Severity of Intestinal Inflammation

(2011) Kara Gross Margolis et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Intralevator Injection of Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Hypertonic Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction and Vestibulodynia

(2011) Andrew T. Goldstein et al.   Journal of Sexual Medicine

Characteristics of the pain observed in the focal vulvodynia syndrome (VVS)

(2011) Gilbert Donders et al.   MEDICAL HYPOTHESES

Hypersensitivity and hyperinnervation of the rat hind paw following carrageenan-induced inflammation

(2011) Anuradha Chakrabarty et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

Vulvodynia Interventions—Systematic Review and Evidence Grading

(2011) Jeffrey C. Andrews   OBSTETRICAL & GYNECOLOGICAL SURVEY

Repeated Vulvovaginal Fungal Infections Cause Persistent Pain in a Mouse Model of Vulvodynia

(2011) M. A. Farmer et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Surgical treatment of vulvar vestibulitis: a review

(2010) Päivi Tommola et al.   ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA

Guidelines for the management of vulvodynia

(2010) D. Mandal et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY

Vulvodynia: New Concepts and Review of the Literature

(2010) Vlada Groysman   DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS

Embryology and anatomy of the vulva: the female orgasm and women's sexual health

(2010) Vincenzo Puppo   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Pelvic Floor Muscle Assessment Outcomes in Women With and Without Provoked Vestibulodynia and the Impact of a Physical Therapy Program

(2010) Evelyne Gentilcore-Saulnier et al.   Journal of Sexual Medicine

Pattern Recognition via the Toll-Like Receptor System in the Human Female Genital Tract

(2010) Kaei Nasu et al.   MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION

Topical Gabapentin in the Treatment of Localized and Generalized Vulvodynia

(2010) Lori A. Boardman et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Oral Desipramine and Topical Lidocaine for Vulvodynia

(2010) David C. Foster et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Allergic Reactions and Risk of Vulvodynia

(2009) Bernard L. Harlow et al.   ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

The role of IL-6 and IL-1β in painful perineural inflammatory neuritis

(2009) Eli Eliav et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY

Botulinum Toxin Type A—A Novel Treatment for Provoked Vestibulodynia? Results from a Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Double Blinded Study

(2009) Christina Damsted Petersen et al.   Journal of Sexual Medicine

The Nuclear Factor NF- B Pathway in Inflammation

(2009) T. Lawrence   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Association between primary vulvar vestibulitis syndrome, defective induction of tumor necrosis factor-α, and carriage of the mannose-binding lectin codon 54 gene polymorphism

(2008) Oksana Babula et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Candida albicans Cell Wall Proteins

(2008) W. L. Chaffin   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

A randomized clinical trial for women with vulvodynia: Cognitive-behavioral therapy vs. supportive psychotherapy

(2008) Robin M. Masheb et al.   PAIN