National Vulvodynia Association

2024

• E-News Summer 2024
  The Search for Novel Treatments, Treating Painful Sex After Menopause, Research Updates, Medical Treatment Survey, From Vaginismus to Vulvodynia: The Long Road to Recovery, Visit Pelvic Pain and Vulvodynia Websites
  
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2023

• E-News Spring 2023
  Navigating Intimate Relationships adapted from When Sex Hurts by Andrew Goldstein, M.D., Caroline Pukall, Ph.D., Irwin Goldstein, M.D., and Jill Krapf, M.D., Anesthetic Nerve Blocks for Severe Vulvodynia: A Pilot Study, The Search for Effective Treatment, Book Review by Michelle Living, In Their Own Words By Soph Myers-Kelley and Paula R.
  
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2022

• E-News Winter 2022
  Why So Many Women Hide Their Sexual Pain By Sari Cooper, CST, LCSW, NVA Funds Vaginal Microbiome Study, Spring Research Summit, CBT Module Coming in 2023, In Her Own Words By Tiffany Roche, In Her Own Words by Megan O
  
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2021

• E-News Spring 2021
  Vulvodynia Then and Now By Phyllis Mate Co-founder of NVA, Remembering Dr. Marilyn Seskin, In Her Own Words By Laura D., In Her Own Words By Crystal
  
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2018

• Issue 70 - Winter 2018
  Aspects of Vulvodynia from a Swedish Perspective By Nina Bohm-Starke, M.D., Ph.D., NVA’s History of Patient Advocacy By Phyllis Mate, M.A., NVA Cofounder and President
  
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• Issue 69 - Summer 2018
  Pelvic Floor Muscle Physical Therapy: What to Expect By Pamela Morrison Wiles; Recent Research Findings of NIH-Funded Vulvodynia Studies
  
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2017

• Issue 68 - Winter 2017
  Implant Modalities for Severe Chronic Pain By Phyllis Mate, M.A.; Acupuncture for Provoked Localized Vulvodynia By Lee E Hullender Rubin, DAOM, LAc, FABORM
  
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• Issue 67 - Summer 2017
  Recent Advances in Understanding Provoked Vestibulodynia By Ahinoam Lev-Sagie, M.D., and Steven S. Witkin, Ph.D.; Pelvic Floor Assessment in Women with Vulvodynia By Stephanie Prendergast, M.P.T.
  
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• Issue 66 - Spring 2017
  Confusing Issues in Postmenopausal Vulvar Pain By Martha Goetsch, M.D., M.P.H.; Low Level Laser Therapy for Provoked Vestibulodynia By Ahinoam Lev-Sagie, M.D.
  
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2016

• Issue 65 - Winter 2016
  Genetic Predisposition to Provoked Vestibulodynia By Terry K. Morgan, M.D., Ph.D.; Remission, Relapse, and Persistence in Vulvodynia By Barbara D. Reed, M.D., M.S.P.H.
  
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• Issue 64 - Fall 2016
  Recent Recommendations for the Treatment of Vulvodynia; Oral Medication Use in the Treatment of Vulvodynia
  
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• Issue 63 - Spring 2016
  Vulvodynia in Menopause By Miranda Farage, Ph.D., et. al.; Biomarker Research Offers Hope for Vulvodynia By Andrea Nackley, Ph.D.
  
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2015

• Issue 62 - Winter2015-16
  Chronic Sexual Pain: A Guide to Systematic Evaluation By Deborah Coady, M.D., FACOG; Diagnosis and Treatment of Lichen Sclerosus By Gayle Fischer, M.D., MBBS, FACD
  
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• Issue 61 - Summer 2015
  Pharmacologic Options for Vulvodynia: Are they Effective? By Candace Brown, PharmD and Gloria Bachmann, MD; NVA-Funded Research: What Have We Learned?
  
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• Issue 60 - Spring 2015
  The Microbiome of the Vagina and Vestibule By Steven Witkin, PhD; Systemic Conditions May Contribute to Generalized Vulvodynia By Deborah Coady, MD; Pudendal Neuralgia Association Hosts First Conference
  
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2014

• Issue 59 - Winter 2014-15
  Developing a New Diagnostic Algorithm for Vulvodynia By Andrew Goldstein, MD; NVA Career Award Recipients: Where Are They Now?
  
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• Issue 58 - Fall 2014
  Chronic Pain: Peripheral or Centralized? By Daniel Clauw, MD; Pudendal Neuralgia: An Unrecognized Cause of Pelvic Floor Pain By Michael Hibner, MD; Chronic Pain and Depression
  
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• Issue 57 - Summer 2014
  Why Oral Contraceptive Pills Can Cause Vulvodynia By Andrew Goldstein, MD, Jill Krapf, MD, Zoe Belkin; Superficial Pelvic Floor Muscles and Vulvar Pain By Dr. Pamela Morrison Wiles, PT, MS, DPT, BCB-PMD, IMTC
  
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2013

• Issue 56 - Winter 2014
  Pharmacological Management of Vulvodynia - Questions and Answers with Justin Wasserman, MD; Vestibular Tissue Changes in Women with PVD By Catherine Leclair, MD, Martha Goetsch, MD, MPH, and Terry Morgan, MD, PhD; Lesson in Pain Relief - A Personal Postgraduate Experience By Philip A. Pizzo, MD
  
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• Issue 55 - Summer 2013
  FDA Approves First Non-Hormonal Treatment for Menopause-Associated Dyspareunia - Questions and Answers with Gloria Bachmann, MD, MMS; Vulvodynia Subgroups Show Differences in Brain Activity By Johnson Hampson, MSBME, Richard Harris, PhD, and Barbara Reed, MD, MSPH; In the Kingdom of the Sick: A Social History of Chronic Illness in America By Laurie Edwards
  
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• Issue 54 - Spring 2013
  Vulvodynia and Coexisting Pain Disorders - Questions and Answers with Barbara Reed, MD, MSPH; Striving for Happiness in the Face of Pain: A Patient's Perspective on the Emotional Burden By Cristina Shea
  
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2012

• Issue 53 - Fall 2012
  Treating Generalized Vulvodynia with Multilevel Nerve Blocks: Results of an NVA-Funded Study by Andrea Rapkin, MD; New Treatment Helpful in Provoked Vestibulodynia Subgroup - Questions and Answers with Yaniv Farajun, MD and Jacob Bornstein, MD; Understanding Sex Therapy for Vulvodynia by Nancy Levin McGrath, LICSW
  
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• Issue 52 - Spring 2012
  Predictors of PVD Treatment Outcome - Questions and Answers with Nina Bohm-Starke, MD, PhD, and Ulrika Heddini, MD; Understanding Clitoral Pain by Deborah Coady, MD, and Nancy Fish, MSW, MPH; Results of First Cost Study on Vulvodynia Published
  
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2011

• Issue 51 - Winter 2011/12
  Vaginal Diazepam for Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction - Questions and Answers with Donna J. Carrico, WHNP; International Conference Highlights Vulvodynia by Jay R. Trabin, MD
  
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• Issue 50 - Summer 2011
  Vulvar Pain Resulting from Orthopedic Causes by Deborah Coady, MD, and Nancy Fish, MSW, MPH; IOM Releases Landmark Report on Chronic Pain
  
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• Issue 49 - Spring 2011
  The Treatment of Vulvodynia After Menopause - Questions and Answers with Michael Krychman, MD; Physical Therapy: Universal Treatment for Sexual Pain by Andrew Goldstein, MD, Caroline Pukall, PhD and Irwin Goldstein, MD; Getting the Most Out of Your Medical Care
  
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2010

• Issue 48 - Winter 2010
  Chronic Vulvar Pain and Tarlov Cysts - Questions and Answers with Anne Louise Oaklander, MD, PhD; The Medical Management of Vulvodynia
  
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• Issue 47 - Fall 2010
  New Research Differentiates Primary and Secondary PVD by Catherine Leclair, MD; New Vulvodynia Guidelines Published; What to Expect During Pregnancy
  
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• Issue 46 - Spring 2010
  Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction in Women with PVD by Linda McLean, PhD; A Step-Wise Treatment Regimen for PVD - Questions and Answers with Gary Ventolini, MD; Keeping Sexual Intimacy Alive
  
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2009

• Issue 45 - Winter 2009
  Urogenital Infection and Allergy: Risk Factors? by Ruby Nguyen, PhD; Vulvodynia Prevalence over the Lifespan; Overcoming Depression Associated with Chronic Pain
  
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• Issue 44 - Summer 2009
  A Topical Treatment for Provoked Vestibulodynia - Questions and Answers with Paul Nyirjesy, MD; Chronic Pain and the Brain by Katherine Sutton, PhDc, Caroline Pukall, PhD, and Petra Schweinhardt, MD
  
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• Issue 43 - Spring 2009
  Treating Vulvar Pain - A Neurologists View by Allan Gordon, MD; Superficial Dyspareunia in Postmenopausal Women by Alina Kao, MA, Melanie Morin, PhD, PT, Yitzchak Binik, PhD, and Samir Khalife, MD
  
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2008

• Issue 42 - Winter 2008
  Primary and Secondary Vestibulodynia: Are They Different? Questions and Answers with Caroline Pukall, PhD; The Impact of Provoked Vestibulodynia on Couples by Jennifer Connor, PhD, LMFT
  
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• Issue 41 - Fall 2008
  Treating Vulvodynia with Manual Physical Therapy by Stephanie Prendergast, MPT, Elizabeth Rummer, MSPT and Rhonda Kotarinos, PT; The Need for Research on Coexisting Conditions by Hannele Rubin, MSJ and Christin Veasley, BS
  
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• Issue 40 - Spring 2008
  Treatment of Vulvar Pain Syndrome by Sophie Bergeron, PhD, Caroline Pukall, PhD and Genevieve Mailloux, BSc; Oral Contraceptives and Vulvodynia Risk by Corey Binns, MS
  
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2007

• Issue 39 - Winter 2007
  Differentiating Vulvodynia and Pudendal Neuralgia by Richard Marvel, MD; Multilevel Nerve Blocks in the Treatment of Vulvodynia by Andrea Rapkin, MD and John McDonald, MD
  
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• Issue 38 - Summer 2007
  Botulinum Toxin Therapy for Vulvodynia by James Presthus, MD, and Dennis Dykstra, MD, PhD; Childbirth Practices and Women with Vulvodynia by Andrea Hall
  
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• Issue 37 - Spring 2007
  Vulvodynia's Psychological Impact on the Partner by David C. Foster, MD, MPH, and Merrill B. Kotok, BSN, RNC; The Many Faces of Vestibular Pain by Andrew Goldstein, MD, FACOG
  
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2006

• Issue 36 - Winter 2006
  Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome: A Review by Miranda Farage, PhD and Rudolf Galask, MD; Sex Therapy in the Treatment of Vulvodynia by Stephanie Buehler, PsyD, CST and Christine Seeberger, MA
  
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• Issue 35 - Summer 2006
  Vulvodynia: Definitions, Diagnosis and Management; A State-of-the-art Conference by Gloria Bachmann, MD, Raymond Rosen, MD, Vivian Pinn, MD, Wulf Utian, MD, et al; Dermatologic Diseases of the Vulva by Andrew Goldstein, MD
  
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• Issue 34 - Spring 2006
  Biofeedback in Diagnosis and Treatment of Vulvodynia by Howard I. Glazer, PhD; Neurostimulation in the Treatment of Severe Vulvodynia by Michael O. Seibel, DO
  
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2005

• Issue 33 - Winter 2005
  Topical Therapy for Vulvodynia by Lori Boardman, MD; Vulvar Vestibulitis: Dual Sources of Pain? By Martha Goetsch, MD
  
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• Issue 32 - Summer 2005
  The Vulvodynia Guideline by Hope Haefner, MD; Advice on Conception for Women with Vulvodynia by Andrea Hall and Elizabeth Gunther Stewart, MD
  
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• Issue 31 - Spring 2005
  Recent Research on the Treatment of Vulvodynia Practice Patterns of Clinicians Treating Vulvar Pain by Glenn Updike, MD; Pitfalls in the Application of Clinical Classification of VVS by William Ledger, MD
  
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2004

• Issue 30 - Winter 2004
  Vulvodynia Experts Present Latest Research; Preventive Therapy for Recurrent Yeast Infections By Paul Nyirjesy, MD
  
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• Issue 29 - Summer 2004
  Self-Misdiagnosis of Vaginal Infections by Daron Ferris, MD; Classifying Vulvar Vestibulitis as a Pain Disorder by Caroline Pukall, PhD, Alina Kao, PhD candidate, Yitzchak Binik, PhD; The Evolution of Vulvodynia Terminology: Clarifying the Issue by Christin Veasley and Stanley Marinoff, MD
  
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• Issue 28 - Spring 2004
  Pudendal Nerve Blockade in the Treatment of Vulvodynia - an interview with BJ Daneshfar, MD; Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chronic Vulvovaginitis by J. Chris Carey, MD
  
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2003

• Issue 27 - Winter 2003
  Dysesthetic Vulvodynia and Sexual Intimacy with Susan Kellogg-Spadt, PhD, CRNP and Loretta Sernekos, PhD; Extended Lidocaine Use May Ease Vestibulitis Pain; Vulvodynia: Advice for the Newly Diagnosed Woman
  
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• Issue 26 - Summer 2003
  A Discussion of Sexual Intimacy and Vulvar Vestibulitis with Susan Kellogg-Spadt, CRNP and Loretta Sernekos, PhD; Common Traps in Diagnosis of Vulvovaginal Disorders by Elizabeth Gunther Stewart, MD
  
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• Issue 25 - Spring 2003
  NIH Hosts Vulvodynia Research Conference; Vulvodynia May Be A Highly Prevalent Disorder
  
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2002

• Issue 24 - Winter 2002
  Causes of Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis by Jack Sobel, MD; Physical Therapy Treatment of Vulvodynia by Talli Rosenbaum, PT; Oral Contraceptives Linked to Vestibulitis? by Kathleen Nelson
  
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• Issue 23 - Summer 2002
  Interstitial Cystitis and Vulvodynia by Ursula Wesselmann, MD, PhD; Sexual Intimacy and Vulvodynia by Laura Wittke
  
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• Issue 22 - Spring 2002
  Pharmacological Treatment of Vulvodynia by Justin Wasserman, MD; Recent Findings on Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome by Andrew Goldstein, MD
  
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2001

• Issue 21 - Winter 2001
  Surgical Treatment for Vulvar Vestibulitis by Hope K. Haefner, MD; Re-establishing Sexual Relations After Surgery; Sex Differences in Chronic Pain Major Pain Clinics in the United States
  
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• Issue 20 - Summer 2001
  Treating Generalized Vulvar Dysesthesia by Elizabeth Gunther Stewart, MD; Dermatological Conditions of the Vulva by Gordon Davis, MD
  
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• Issue 19 - Spring 2001
  Is Vulvar Vestibulitis Associated with HPV? by Jacob Bornstein, MD; Chronic Vulvar Pain and Sexual Functioning - an interview with Irv Binik, PhD and Sophie Bergeron, PhD
  
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2000

• Issue 18 - Fall 2000
  Yeast Infections and Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome - an interview with Paul Nyirjesy, MD; Treatment of Clitoral Pain by C. Paul Perry, MD; If It Is Not Vulvar Vestibulitis, What Is It? by Richard Marvel, MD
  
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• Issue 17 - Summer 2000
  Vulvar Conditions, Pregnancy and Childbirth by Gae Rodke, MD; Can Acupuncture Relieve Vulvodynia? Endometriosis: An Overview
  
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• Issue 16 - Spring 2000
  Observations on Patients with Vulvar Vestibulitis by William Ledger, MD; Self-help Tips for Vulvar Skin Care
  
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1999

• Issue 15 - Fall 1999
  The Management of Neuropathic Pain by Justin Wasserman, MD; Vulvovaginal Pain Disorders and Sexual Functioning by Howard Glazer, PhD; Pelvic Pain and Pelvic Varicosities by Eleanor Brosius, MS
  
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• Issue 14 - Summer 1999
  A Modern Approach to Vulvodynia Therapy by Jessica Thomason, MD; Multidimensional Assessment of Vulvodynia by Robin Masheb, PhD
  
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• Issue 13 - Winter 1999
  Demographic Profile of Vulvodynia Patients by Leslie Ann Sadownik, MD; Becoming Pregnant with Vulvodynia by Scot Hutchison, MD; An Overview of Interstitial Cystitis
  
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1998

• Issue 12 - Fall 1998
  Interferon and Surgery in Treating Vestibulitis by Jacob Bornstein, MD; NIH Hosts Workshop on Pelvic Floor Disorders
  
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• Issue 11 - Summer 1998
  Classification and Treatment of Vulvodynia by Stanley Marinoff, MD; Treating Lichen Sclerosus by Libby Edwards, MD
  
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• Issue 10 - Winter 1998
  Differentiating Vulvodynia from Candida (yeast) by Benson Horowitz, MD; A Holistic Approach to Treating Pelvic Pain - by Jerome Weiss, MD
  
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1997

• Issue 9 - Fall 1997
  Biofeedback and Vulvovaginal Pain by Howard Glazer, PhD; Medications for Chronic Pain: Everything you should know about antidepressants and anticonvulsants
  
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• Issue 8 - Spring 1997
  NIH Hosts First Vulvodynia Symposium; A Nurse Practitioner Perspective, an interview with B.J. Czarapata, CRNP; Medical Therapy for Vulvodynia by Libby Edwards, MD
  
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• Issue 7 - Winter 1997
  The Low-Oxalate Diet by M. Herzl Melmed, MD; An Overview of Vulvar Vestibulitis
  
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1996

• Issue 6 - Summer 1996
  Vulvodynia Research and Treatment -- an interview with neurologist Ursula Wesselmann; Managing Vulvar Pain with Physical Therapy by Dee Hartmann, PT; Vulvodynia and Pregnancy -- an informal talk by Stanley Marinoff, MD
  
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• Issue 5 - Spring 1996
  Disorders Associated with Vulvodynia -- an interview with Dr. Daniel Clauw; Acupuncture Today: A brief overview; Vulvodynia in the Workplace, part 3
  
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• Issue 4 - Winter 1996
  Diagnosis and Management of Vulvodynia -- an interview with Dr. Gae Rodke; Vulvodynia in the Workplace, part 2; Empower Yourself: Establishing doctor/patient relationships
  
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1995

• Issue 3 - Summer 1995
  Chronic Pain -- an interview with neurologist Dr. Helene Emsellem; Improving the Health Status of Women; Vulvodynia in the Workplace, part 1; Empower Yourself: Learning to do medical research
  
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• Issue 2 - Spring 1995
  Treating Vulvodynia--an interview with Dr. David Foster; Getting the Most Out of Your Health Insurance
  
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• Issue 1 - Winter 1995
  Vulvodynia: A perplexing disorder - an interview with Dr. Stanley Marinoff; Psychologist addresses sexual, emotional aspects of vulvodynia
  
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