At SIWSH, we are experts at diagnosing and treating a variety of symptoms including genital itching and burning, urinary frequency and urgency, and pain during intercourse. See below for a more extensive list of symptoms and diseases.
Common Symptoms Treated
- Sexual Pain – Pain that occurs just before, during, or after sexual intercourse
- Dryness – Lack of vaginal moisture can occur at any age, frequently with menopause
- Anal Itching – anal pruritus (pruritus ani) or itching around the anal opening
- Scar Tissue – Fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue after an injury such as a vulvar tear
- Sexual Dysfunction in Cancer Survivors – Might include pain with intercourse, low libido, vaginal dryness, damaged vaginal skin
- Decreased Libido – Lack of sexual desire; might be affected by biological, psychological, and social factors
- Vulvar Itching – Itching in the area just outside the vagina
- Recurrent Tearing of the Vulva – Tearing of the inner or outer labia
- Chronic Pelvic Pain – Persistent pain in the area below the belly button and out to the hips
- Clitoral Pain – Very localized, aching pain of the clitoris; cause might be metabolic, traumatic, or unknown
- Persistent Genital Arousal – Spontaneous, unrelenting genital arousal
- Complications from Herpes – Includes bladder problems and rectal inflammation
- Abnormal Growth of the Vulva – Skin growth on the outside genitalia
- Recurrent Vaginal or Yeast Infections – Experiencing three or more infections in a year
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction – Can cause disturbance of urination and bowel movements, pain or pressure in the vagina or rectum, radiating leg pain, etc.
- Decreased Arousal or Decreased Orgasm – Lack of a response to sexual stimulation due to physical or emotional factors
- Incontinence – Inability to control the flow of urine
Common Diseases Treated
- Vulvodynia – Chronic vulvar pain or pain of the labia
- Vulvar Vestibulitis (or Vestibulodynia) – Constant severe pain of the vulva
- Provoked Vestibulodynia (PVD) – Severe pain of the vaginal entry during penetration
- Lichen Sclerosus – Thin patchy white skin around the vulva that may result in severe scarring
- Lichen Planus – Skin disorder that causes pain, burning, and itching; results in vaginal narrowing making intercourse painful
- Lichen Simplex Chronicus – Itchy skin disorder often misdiagnosed as yeast infection that leads to thick brownish leathery skin
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (or Vaginismus or Levator Ani Syndrome) – Dysfunction of the layers of muscles that involve the bladder, bowel, and uterus
- Interstitial Cystitis – Recurring pain and pressure in the bladder and surrounding pelvic region
- Desquamative Inflammatory Vaginitis (DIV) – Inflamed vaginal lining with a greenish-yellow discharge and painful intercourse
- Human Papilloma Virus Infection (HPV) – Genital warts that can become cancerous over time
- Herpes and Postherpetic Neuralgia – Lingering nerve pain due to the herpes virus
- Pudendal Neuralgia – Pain in the genitals or anal-rectal area caused by the pudendal nerve that runs through the pelvic region
- Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD) – Spontaneous, unrelenting genital arousal with or without orgasm
- Plasma Cell Vulvitis – Very rare chronic bright-red mucosal lesions of the area just outside of the vagina
- Aphthous Ulcers/Behcet’s Disease – Recurrent painful ulcers on the area just outside of the vagina that are non-sexually acquired
- Pruritus Ani– itching of the anal opening; anal pruritus
- Pruritus Vulvae – Itching of the area just outside of the vagina; vulvar itching
- Vulvar Granuloma Fissuratum – Recurrent tearing of the area just outside of the vagina
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