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Chronic vulvar pain with multiple possible causew, often burning, stinging, or irritation.

Pain specific to the vulvar vestibule, typically triggered by touch or pressure.

A chronic skin condition causing whitening and thickening of the vulvar tissue, to the vulva, often leading to itching, pain and tissue fragility.

Autoimmune skin disorder causing inflamed, painful lesions on the vulva (Or mucosal membranes of the mouth)

Chronic Dermatitis caused by unknown factors, leading to repeated scratching, thickened, itchy skin.

A pelvic floor condition in which involuntary muscle spasm interferes with vaginal intercourse or other penetration of the vagina whether sex or even the use of tampons or vaginal medications.

Increased muscle tension in the pelvic floor, causing pain, spasms, and sexual discomfort. This can have many causes and is often secondary to pain from other factors.

Recurring yeast infections with itching, lumpy white discharge, redness, swelling and pain.

An imbalance in vaginal bacteria causing irritation, itching and atypical vaginal doors

Endometrial tissue outside the uterus causing pelvic pain, severe menstrual pain and possible difficulties with fertility.

Bladder condition causing chronic urinary or bladder pain, urinary frequency and bladder pressure.

Rare, mostly occurs post-menopausal after prolonged lack of estrogen and bacterial dysbiosis, inflammation leads to pain and yellow acrid discharge.

Common infection, some types linked to genital warts and high risk strains cause cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer (both squamous and glandular cervical cancers in women), and oral cancers (predominantly in men).

Precancerous lesions (high grade dysplasia) on the vulva, occurs more commonly in older women or women with lichen sclerosus.

Painful blisters from herpes virus; nerve pain may persist.

Chronic pain along the pudendal nerve pathway.

Persistent, unwanted genital arousal without stimuli. This is distressing to those who experience it and can include as a category other nerve related pelvic dysethesias.

Termed Clitorodynia, is a chronic pain condition that causes a burning, stinging or throbbing sensation localized to the clitoris. It can feel like a sharp, stabbing pain, or a general rawness or irritation. The pain can be constant, intermittent, or only occur when provoked. It often increases with sexual activity, riding a bike, or wearing tight clothing.

Lowered sexual desire often linked to hormonal, pain related or psychological factors.

Reduced or difficult sexual response and orgasmic difficulty. Can be multifactorial, due to medications, hormone changes, trauma responses, chronic vulvovaginal pain and neurotransmitter imbalances.

Long-term pain below the belly button, with various causes. Can be related to menstrual cycles, organ pathology, hormone changes, stress, musculoskeletal problems. Often combined treatment modalities are required to address this including Physiotherapy, Pain Specialists, RMT, Osteopathy and Medical Intervention.

Rare inflammatory disorder with red plaques on vulvar mucosa.

Painful genital ulcers with deep, yellowish bases. Can be autoimmune or related to viral infections (non-sexually transmitted vaginal ulcers).

Persistent vulvar itching due to multiple possible causes.

Named Vulvar Granuloma Fisuratum, is recurrent tears in the vulvar area, causing discomfort.

A choric overgrowth of what is currently considered normal vaginal flora that leads to inflammation and irritation. Typically the woman will have an abnormally low pH (Acidic environment) for the vagina.