Vulvodynia: a study reveals what women experience
A study conducted at theUniversity of Milan-Bicocca and published in March 2025 in BMC Psychology delved into the experiences of women affected by vulvodinia through their own words, highlighting how this condition is not just a physical problem, but something that deeply affects femininity and all dimensions of women’s lives, from sociality to intimate relationships […]
Vulvodynia, how narrative therapy can help
Narrative therapy represents a fundamental approach to dealing with chronic pain, a condition that, in syndromes such as vulvodinia manifests itself with a physical impact many times disabling. As Dr. Elisa Stefanati, psychotherapist at the AEsthe Medica Outpatient Clinic in Ferrara, points out, “this suffering should not be understood only as a prolonged symptom, but […]
“Healing from vulvodinia is possible with biomechanics.”
Is healing from vulvodinia possible? In this interview, Professor Ernesto Di Pietro, osteopath and Lecturer in Clinical Biomechanics at the Graduate Course in Osteopathy, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan, explains howthrough medical biomechanics he has managed to first trace and then eliminate the causes of chronic intimate pain in dozens and dozens of patients. […]
Ilaria’s story
Ilaria, 32Eight long years to get to the diagnosis of vulvodinia. Gynecologists who gave up, treatments that didn’t work, attempts of all kinds. Pain so great that it prevented her from leaving the house, wearing underwear, even walking. But finally Ilaria came out of the tunnel, after trying the last resort: medical biomechanics. And there […]
Vulvodynia: the causes you don’t expect
When people talk about vulvodinia they tend to immediately think of a problem located in the intimate area. “This is not always the case,” explains Nicoletta Carai, a physiotherapist and osteopath, pelvic floor rehabilitator specializing in women’s intimate health and pelvic pain. “There are many indirect causes that can affect pelvic floor function and contribute […]
Vulvodynia, hydrodissection: a new therapy?
To act specifically on the neuropathic component of vulvodinia, a recent Taiwanese study tested the efficacy of a method, hydrodissection, already known and used in several medical fields. The aim was to try to relieve vulvar pain in a safe, minimally invasive way with long-lasting benefits. This confirms that research to find new therapeutic solutions […]
Posture and vulvodinia: is there a link?
“Poor posture can disrupt the balance of pelvic floor muscles, causing tension and inflammation that manifest as burning, dispareunia, vulvodinia and chronic discomfort.” Dr. Maria Campo, a gynecologist at U.O. Gynecology and Obstetrics Guzzardi, Vittoria – ASP-7 in Ragusa and an expert in pelvic pain, vulvodinia and urogenital pathology, thus explains one of the often […]
The vulvodinia explained to him
It is said that to really understand a pain you need to experience it. But then: what could you, a man, understand about a disease like vulvodinia, which affects only women? It is difficult to enter such deep intimacy, a place where suffering is often hidden almost out of modesty. Yet, giving voice to this […]
Lidocaine for vulvodinia: does it still make sense to use it?
The lidocaina is a drug that has long been used in various areas of medicine to reduce pain. In the form of a gel, cream or ointment, it can be applied directly to the affected area to relieve pain. For a long time, it has been one of the most widely used prescriptions by specialists […]
Vitamin B12 for pelvic pain: does it really give benefits?
Vitamin B12 can play a crucial role against chronic pelvic pain. This disorder is complex and multifactorial, possibly originating from gynecologic, urologic, or gastrointestinal problems. However, increasingly its neurological nature is being recognized, (as occurs in neuropatia del pudendo or vulvodinia with a strong neuropathic component). Here then is the term neuropathic pain. It is […]