Sarah Cigna, MD, sees patients every week with vulvovaginal pain and vulvar dermatoses. She’s an ob.gyn. with a focus on sexual health — often the first physician seen by patients with vulvar pain or ...

Dermatology experts outline stepwise evaluations and multidisciplinary treatment approaches for penodynia and vulvodynia in ...

Vulvodynia and chronic vulvar pain represent complex clinical challenges that affect a significant number of women worldwide. These conditions, often underdiagnosed due to a multifactorial aetiology ...

A vulval cancer survivor has opened up on how the disease is rarely talked about, but is 'painful and can truly alter your life' ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...

Vulvar mucosal melanoma is a form of cancer that develops in the cells of the mucus membranes in the vulva. Symptoms include unexpected bleeding, vaginal pain, unusual discharge, itching, and a lump ...

Early stage vulvar cancer may not have any symptoms. But if symptoms do occur, they may include persistent vulvar itching and changes to the skin of the vulva. In general, the outlook for people with ...

This post is in response to Vulvodynia: The Vaginal Equivalent of Fibromyalgia? By Mark Borigini M.D. Some years ago I treated a woman named Sherry for suicidal depression. Sherry's problem was ...

Muscle cramps and pelvic pain are often high on the list of uncomfortable health issues—but when these symptoms combine with vaginal cramps, you may start to worry. While cramps can be completely ...

Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) is a growth on the vulva that can sometimes progress to cancer. Monitoring or treatments, such as surgery, can prevent cancer from developing. Vulvar ...

It's no secret that women often become less interested in sex with age. However, orgasm and satisfaction have been shown to not decline significantly with age. A new study suggests regular sexual ...

The pain began as a weird twinge, like an odd muscle pull where her groin and pubic area meet. "Within a few days, my vagina felt like it was on fire," says Lisa, a 36-year-old New Jersey mother of ...