Vulvodynia is one of the most horribly painful conditions for a woman to suffer Imagine that your vulva is so sensitive that it is agonising to wear pants or tight clothing, to try to insert aRead More…
This is a brief post about one aspect of addressing pudendal neuralgia (PN), often a very troubling and painful condition. I see this in men and women (see Sanjay’s story here). Here I tap into someRead More…
Recently I gave a talk to a group of female health professionals at the Inspiring Women in Medicine meeting entitled ‘Women in pain’. I spoke about the significant societal problem of women suffering persistent pain, which isRead More…
Most of the biology of pelvic pain does not exist in the pelvis. The same is true for any pain — back pain, knee pain, neck pain etc. Much like the screen turning blank in theRead More…
Vulvodynia is a painful condition, often exquisitely so, located in the vulva, which is the skin surrounding the vagina. Usually unexplained, this troubling condition can arise seemingly from nowhere, interfere with intimate relations and hence attemptsRead More…
Many men experience chronic pelvic pain that significantly affects their lives. When we talk of pelvic pain, we often think about women and their suffering, however, this problem is one that besets both sexes and hence weRead More…
The Women and Pain clinic is dedicated to providing contemporary treatment, training and coaching for females who suffer persisting pain. Common examples of on-going painful problems include: pelvic pain: including pain from endometriosis, bladder problems, muscularRead More…
‘As many as 50 million American women live with one or more neglected and poorly understood chronic pain conditions’ Generally I see more female patients than male. This observation supports the view that chronic pain is moreRead More…
Pudendal Neuralgia & Pudendal Neuropathy Also termed pudendal nerve entrapment, this problem afflicts both men and women having immense effects upon quality of life. The pudendal nerve is a sensory, autonomic, and motor nerve that carriesRead More…
Dysmenorrhoea and pain — You may wonder why I am writing about dysmenorrhoea. It is because in a number of cases that I see, there is co-existing dysmenorrhea and other functional pain syndromes. These include irritableRead More…