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Additional Vulvodynia Resources Provided By the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Online Resources
Office of Research on Women’s Health Science Series Fact Sheet: Vulvodynia
Office of Research on Women’s Health Science Series Fact Sheet: Vulvodynia [In Spanish]
Office of Research on Women’s Health Vulvodynia Awareness Campaign Brochure
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Vulvodynia
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Vulvodynia: towards understanding a pain syndrome. Proceedings of the 2003 workshop
National Library of Medicine. Vulvar Disorders
Additional Resources
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Vulvodynia. ACOG Patient Education Pamphlet
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Vulvodynia. ACOG Patient Education Pamphlet [In Spanish]
Harlow BL, Stewart EG. A population-based assessment of chronic unexplained vulvar pain: have we underestimated the prevalence of vulvodynia? Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association. 2003; 58:82-88
National Research Center for Women & Families. Vulvodynia and Genital Pain
National Vulvodynia Association. Vulvodynia: integrating current knowledge into clinical practice [tutorial with CME/CE accreditation on the Internet]
National Vulvodynia Association. I have vulvodynia—what do I need to know? A self-help guide for women diagnosed with vulvodynia
National Vulvodynia Association. The many faces of vulvodynia
Society of Women’s Health Research. Chronic pelvic pain: a tricky diagnosis
Society for Women’s Health Research. Number of women afflicted by vulvar pain underestimated
Original Link: Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH). Vulvodynia." http://orwh.od.nih.gov/health/vulvodynia... (April 29, 2008)