Guidelines for the management of vulvodynia

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1180-1185

  Mandal, D ^a,l   Nunns, D ^b   Byrne, M ^c   McLelland, J ^d   Rani, R ^e   Cullimore, J ^f   Bansal, D ^g   Brackenbury, F ^h   Kirtschig, G ^i,j   Wier, M ^k  

^a WARRINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e Centre for Sexual Health   (United Kingdom)

^f PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h National Lichen Sclerosus Support Group   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^j VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^k Genitourinary Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Guidelines; Vulval pain; Vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; GABAPENTIN; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PLACEBO; PREGABALIN; TOPICAL AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPAREUNIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIS FLOOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX THERAPY; SEXUAL EDUCATION; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; VAGINISM; VULVODYNIA;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VULVODYNIA;

EID: 77952737712     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09684.x     Document Type: Review

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