{"id":103387,"date":"2017-05-17T01:59:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T08:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=103387"},"modified":"2020-08-19T14:47:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T21:47:16","slug":"what-you-should-know-about-vulvodynia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/what-you-should-know-about-vulvodynia\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Should Know About Vulvodynia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever feel a burning pain down south? It might be caused by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/women\/guide\/vulvodynia#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vulvodynia<\/a>, which might not be a familiar term because doctors didn&#8217;t recognize this as an actual condition until recently.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the scoop on the chronic pain syndrome:<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is it?<\/strong><br \/>\nVulvodynia is described as chronic pain in your vulva, including the labia, clitoris, and vaginal opening. There are\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/women\/guide\/vulvodynia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two types<\/a>\u00a0of that women can suffer from: the first is generalized vulvodynia, which involves &#8220;pain that occurs in different parts of your vulva at different times&#8221; and the second is localized vulvodynia, which is &#8220;pain in one area of the vulva that is usually provoked by touch or pressure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the symptoms?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe symptoms of these two types of vulvodynia can include aching, burning, itching, soreness, or a sense of rawness in your skin. If you don&#8217;t constantly feel discomfort, these\u00a0symptoms are often triggered during activities such as exercise, intercourse, or even while inserting a tampon. While symptoms aren&#8217;t life-threatening, it can still have an impact on a woman&#8217;s normal\u00a0activities, including intercourse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the causes?<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile it&#8217;s still uncertain the exact causes, some include nerve injuries, muscle spasms, hormonal changes, frequent antibiotic use, and hypersensitivity to yeast infections. There&#8217;s no evidence to support that STDs or STIs cause vulvodynia, but some of the leading causes may overlap with several genital infections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can it be treated?<br \/>\n<\/strong>There are several ways to ease the pain and discomfort. While there&#8217;s no cure, self-treatments include using dermatologically approved soaps and detergents, buying unscented toilet paper, wearing 100% white cotton underwear, avoiding tight-fitting pants, and rinsing the vulva with cool water after urination and intercourse.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re experiencing vulva pain or symptoms that may seem like vulvodynia, you should contact your doctor immediately. Vulvodynia is treatable and women should work with their OB\/GYN to identify treatments and a self-care procedure to ease any discomfort.<\/p>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Ever feel a burning pain down south? It might be caused by vulvodynia, which might ...","author":7532758,"featured_media":103492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,5,270],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17111224\/shutterstock_416796574-660x400.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17111224\/shutterstock_416796574.jpg","formated_date":"May 17, 2017","category_name":"Wellness","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113835\/health-2.svg","author_name":"Jamie Gaul","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#91e0e0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103387"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7532758"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103387\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}