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In the United States, up to 15% of all women suffer from chronic vulvar pain, which may be assumed to be vulvodynia, at some point in their lives. Hence, up to 14-million women are affected by vulvodynia during their lifetimes, with the condition accounting for 10-million doctor visits annually. Results from research on the epidemiology (the study of the distribution and causes) of vulvodynia have helped to clarify the magnitude of the problem.
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Graziottin, A., Murina, F. (2011). Epidemiology of Vulvar Pain and its Sexual Comorbidities. In: Clinical Management of Vulvodynia. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1926-3_1
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