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How Vulvodynia Originates: the Pathophysiology of Vulvar Pain

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Clinical Management of Vulvodynia

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Vulvodynia is a complex syndrome of vulvar pain with sexual dysfunction and psychological disability. Its etiology remains elusive but several lines of investigation support a neuropathic etiopathogenesis for the disease. The manifestation of vulvodynia may be caused by more than one factor and may vary in each patient.

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  1. Center of Gynecology and Medical Sexology, H. San Raffaele Resnati, Milan, Italy

    Alessandra Graziottin MD (Director, President and Founder)

  2. Graziottin Foundation for the cure and care of pain in women, Italy

    Alessandra Graziottin MD (Director, President and Founder)

  3. Department of Vulvar Disease V. Buzzi Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecological Clinic, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Filippo Murina MD (First referent, Outpatient, Scientific Director of Italian Vulvodynia Association)

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Graziottin, A., Murina, F. (2011). How Vulvodynia Originates: the Pathophysiology of Vulvar Pain. In: Clinical Management of Vulvodynia. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1926-3_6

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