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  • Condition: Common Benign Chronic Vulvar Disorders
  • Journal: American family physician
  • Treatment Used: Multimodal Treatment
  • Number of Patients: 0
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This article discusses common benign chronic vulvar conditions, including genitourinary syndrome of menopause (formerly called vulvovaginal atrophy), lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, lichen simplex chronicus, and vulvodynia and their treatments.
  • Condition: Provoked Vestibulodynia
  • Journal: Obstetrics and gynecology
  • Treatment Used: Botulinum Toxin A
  • Number of Patients: 124
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This study evaluated pain reduction after two injections of 50 units botulinum toxin A compared with placebo for patients with provoked vestibulodynia (vulvar pain).
  • Condition: Vulvodynia
  • Journal: European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine
  • Treatment Used: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
  • Number of Patients: 31
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This study examined the effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on women with vulvodynia.
  • Condition: Pelvic floor dysfunction in women
  • Journal: Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
  • Treatment Used: Pelvic floor physical therapy
  • Number of Patients: 0
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The study researched the outcomes of pelvic floor physical therapy for pelvic floor dysfunction in women.
  • Condition: Provoked, Localized Vulvodynia (PLV)
  • Journal: Journal of lower genital tract disease
  • Treatment Used: Acupuncture Augmentation of Lidocaine
  • Number of Patients: 19
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This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of acupuncture's augmentation of lidocaine therapy in the treatment of provoked localized vulvodynia (PLV).
  • Condition: Provoked Vestibulodynia (PVD)
  • Journal: The journal of sexual medicine
  • Treatment Used: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) vs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Number of Patients: 130
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This study compared mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) with sognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in the treatment of provoked vestibulodynia (vulvar pain; PVD).
  • Condition: Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD)
  • Journal: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
  • Treatment Used: Botulinum toxin type A (BT)
  • Number of Patients: 33
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This randomized study evaluated the effectiveness of treating patients with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) using single injections or low-dose botulinum toxin type A (BT). Researchers randomly assigned 33 patients to either receive one single dose of 50 units of botulinum toxin type A, 100 units or saline water (placebo).
  • Condition: Provoked localized vulvodynia
  • Journal: Journal of lower genital tract disease
  • Treatment Used: Mindfulness-based group cognitive behavior therapy versus education support group therapy
  • Number of Patients: 32
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This study compared the effectiveness of mindfulness-based group cognitive behavior therapy versus education support group therapy for provoked localized vulvodynia.
  • Condition: Pelvic and Sexual Dysfunctions in Men and Women
  • Journal: Sexual medicine reviews
  • Treatment Used: Physical Therapy
  • Number of Patients: 0
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The purpose of this study was to provide evidence of the role of physical therapy in treating pelvic and sexual dysfunctions in men and women.
  • Condition: Vulvodynia
  • Journal: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
  • Treatment Used: Extended-Release Gabapentin
  • Number of Patients: 230
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This study evaluated sexual function and the possible relationship between treatment outcome and pelvic pain muscle severity in female patients with provoked vulvodynia (pain in the vulva) treated with extended-release gabapentin (an anticonvulsant medication).
  • Condition: Vulvodynia
  • Journal: Journal of integrative medicine
  • Treatment Used: Acupunture
  • Number of Patients: 51
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This study will evaluate the effects of nonpharmacological therapies, specifically two acupuncture protocols in patients with vulvodynia ( vulvar pain) in terms of pain during outcomes, pain duration or pain with intercourse as well as how long does the effects lasts.
  • Condition: Vestibulodynia
  • Journal: European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
  • Treatment Used: Vaginal diazepam plus transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
  • Number of Patients: 42
  • Published —
This study assessed the efficacy of vaginal diazepam plus transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation to treat vestibulodynia.
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