Vulvodynia Case Studies

‘When We Fight We Win’ challenges the notion of “reform” when it comes to education in Chicago and around the globe. Charter schools privatize education allowing what is supposed to be a public service focussed on meeting the needs of students to meeting the needs of private investors. Billionaires like Bill Gates have pushed charter schools as a solution to our failing educational system but in reality many charter schools don’t do better on average. Chicago’s mayor Rahm Emanuel closed 50 public schools primarily in low-income african american and latino neighborhoods which then later got replaced by charter schools. This is what the book refers to as the neoliberal model of education that has served as a blueprint in changing

It is estimated that over 3.3 million U.S. women, or 2.7 percent, who are 18 years of age or older have pelvic pain and other symptoms, such as urinary urgency or frequency, that are associated with IC/PBS.

Rationale: Client has recurrent marked vulvovaginal pain with penetration attempts, the first being on her wedding night. Continued fear and anxiety about vulvovaginal pain in anticipation of vaginal penetration since her first attempt at intercourse, marked tensing of the pelvic floor muscles during attempted vaginal penetration by husband and female gynecologist. Gynecologist was unable to insert speculum without sedating client. Gynecologist gave client diagnosis of Vaginismus. Client symptoms have persisted for 3 years and have caused significant distress evidenced by client seeking medical treatment and counseling. Client denies history of trauma.

The area with intertrigo can produce intense itching, burning sensations and it may also have a terrible foul smell similar with your symptoms.

It is estimated that between 30 and 40 percent of all women experience some form of stress incontinence and/or female sexual dysfunction. Incontinence is the involuntary excretion of bladder contents, which often surfaces after childbirth, as the process of giving birth can weaken the tissues around the bladder. Female sexual dysfunction can appear at any age and often presents itself as a lack of sexual pleasure or even pain during intercourse. Unfortunately, in the past, the treatments for these conditions have been unsatisfactory, expensive and with potential side effects.

Dyspareunia, vaginismus and vulvodanya. Duspareunia is caused by lack of lubrication in women and genital infections in men. Vaginismus is a recurrent, involuntary spasm of muscles in outer third of vagina that interferes with sexual intercourse. This is caused by fear of penile and vaginal penetration during intimacy. Vulvodanya is referred to as pain in the vulva and burning sensations during stimulation. Pelvic floor dysfunction can also be considered as a sexual pain disorder. Pelvic floor dysfunctions are the incapacity to control the muscles of your pelvic floor thus, creating pelvic pain. Pelvic floor dysfunction can result in a loss of sexual desire or libido. “The pelvic floor also allows for pregnancy and parturition” (Aschkenazi and Goldberg 2009). Pelvic floor dysfunctions cease reproduction, and the ability to

Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, is perhaps one of the most beloved children's authors of the twentieth century. Although he is most famous as an author of children's books, Geisel was also a political cartoonist, advertisement designer, and film director (Kaplan). He used the power of imagination to produce unforgettable children's books and helped solve the problem of illiteracy among America's children. By using his experiences in life as a foundation for most of his books, Theodor Geisel created a unique writing style that incorporated various elements and techniques, enabling his books to appeal to people of all ages.

In his article, “Female Sexual Pain Disorders”, Ros Boa states that genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder can have different causes. This disorder “has been described as possibly having biological, psychosexual, and functional causes not limited to: infections, inflammatory diseases, neurologic disorders, vulvodynia, or tissue abnormalities, pain related fear, irrational thoughts about pain, phobic avoidance, psychosomatic fear of sex and/or vaginal penetration”. (Boa, 2013) Other possible causes of genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder is “fear of anticipated pain [from penetration], a history of religious or strict sexual upbringing, or a history of sexual molestation. (Pacik, 2011). Another possible cause of genito-pelvic pain can be attributed to pregnancy. According to research conducted by Maria Glowacka, et. al, “About half of women may develop genito-pelvic pain during pregnancy, which will persist for about a third of women after childbirth, and a few women may begin to develop pain after childbirth”. (Glowacka et.al, 2014) There is not currently one cause being considered more than the others, as many researchers believe that the cause of genito-pelvic/penetration disease may vary from woman to woman. (Boa, 2011)

Chronic Pain is an interesting problem in society today. The exact cause of Chronic Pain is not the same in every patient. In fact most patients present with different symptoms and associated pathologies, such as the strong link with depression. Treatment of Chronic Pain is often performed a single practitioner whether that be a Medical Doctor, Chiropractor, Nutritionist, or an alternative health care professional. Chronic Pain is often extremely complex, because of this treatment needs to be multidimensional. Effective care of Chronic Pain requires the collective cooperation of health care professionals

Pain while in sexual intercourse is one of the very regular symptoms of VVA reported by postmenopausal women. Intrarosa offers an additional treatment choice for women looking for relief of dyspareunia induced by VVA.

There were five weekly assessments. The women reported their symptoms of anxiety, depression, and sexual function on a weekly basis. To study pain and sexual avoidance, the participants were given the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and the Profile of Female Sexual Function (PFSF). For the first assessment, the women were given instructions to answer online surveys using the Remark Web Survey 5.0. Afterwards, they were asked to complete the next tri-weekly questionnaires at home. Then, the participants returned to the lab to complete the last assessment.

chronic pelvic pain may happen amid feminine cycle, intercourse, while having a solid discharge, or essentially exist constantly. In a few ladies, the pain exists alongside other painful conditions, for example, irritable bowel syndrome, interstitial cystitis, kidney stones, vulvodynia, fibromyalgia and migraine headache pains. Various tests can help your specialist discover the reason for your pain.These may incorporate blood tests, urologic tests or X-beams. At times, your specialist may need to perform minor surgery, for example, laparoscopy (a methodology in which a thin lighted tube is embedded in the stomach area so the specialist can take a look at your pelvic

A slight change in the hormonal level has a major impact. Females experience major hormonal changes as they approach menopause. According to Eliopoulos (2014), the female reproductive process tends to stall at some point in life. The rate at which hormones like estrogen and progesterone are produced in the body keeps changing. At menopause, all reproductive processes stall in women, which means that the menstrual cycle ends (Eliopoulos, 2014). All the hormones associated with the menstrual cycle are significantly reduced, which leads to the drying up of the natural vaginal lubricant. An investigation by Jefferson, Padillabanks and Newbold (2007) indicates that some women start to experience a heightened level of pain during copulation. The cause of these pains is the drying up of the vaginal wall that makes them less elastic and easily irritable. In some cases, the external genital shrinks, which makes penetration forceful and painful. The pain experienced during sexual intercourse may cause the vaginal wall to become infected. Intervention measures that include treatment with hormone drugs that boost progesterone and estrogen levels is a preferred approach. Moreover, utilization of vaginal lubrication oil can be a major boost to reduce the problem. This study explores in depth the challenges that the elderly experience as they continue to

Women 's health has always been sort of a tricky subject to tackle because it is such a broad scope of all it can entail. There are many different subtopics that the general term of women 's health absorbs, from what happens when a young girl hits puberty all the way to the issues an aging women has post-menopause and throughout her later years. In this paper we choose to explore the vaginal health issues of women 's health. There are a myriad of feminine issues that can affect overall vaginal health, to include yeast infections, bacterial infections, and a host of STI 's (sexually transmitted infections) or STD 's (sexually transmitted diseases); some can seem serious and even arouse fear or embarrassment because of the symptoms one

Vulvovaginitis: If you develop an infection or excessive inflammation of the vagina or vulva tissues, you can be diagnosed with a common condition called vulvovaginitis. This condition has a number of causes, including poor hygiene, bacteria, viruses, yeasts and sexually transmitted diseases. Symptoms of vulvovaginitis can include vaginal itching and inflammation, abnormal vaginal discharge, urinary discomfort or unpleasant vaginal odor. Treatment of this condition typically involves the use of antifungal or antibiotic medications (oral or