List of Contributors ix
1 Nosology of Pelvic Pain and Vulvodynia 1
Tami S. Rowen and Andrew T. Goldstein
2 The Prevalence and Relevance of Vulvodynia 9
Ruby H.N. Nguyen
3 Pathophysiology of Pain: Peripheral and Central 15
Melissa A. Farmer
4 The Role of Inflammation in Vulvodynia 31
David C. Foster
5 Neuroproliferative Processes in Vulvodynia 43
Jacob Bornstein and Eilam Palzur
6 Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction and Structural Processes in Vulvodynia 53
Pamela Morrison and Kaitlyn Parrotte
7 Hormonal Causes of Dyspareunia 63
Andrew T. Goldstein
8 Genetic Factors in Vulvodynia 69
Steven S. Witkin and Iara M. Linhares
9 Central Factors in Vulvodynia 75
Ursula Wesselmann and Peter P. Czakanski
10 Comorbidities of Vulvodynia 81
Nancy A. Phillips and Gloria Bachmann
11 Psychosocial Factors in Vulvodynia 87
Sophie Bergeron and Natalie O. Rosen
12 Pain Assessment in Vulvodynia: Self-report Measures 97
Caroline F. Pukall and Stephanie C. Boyer
13 Pain Assessment in Vulvodynia: Objective Measures 103
Linda McLean and Caroline F. Pukall
14 An Overview of the Evaluation of Dyspareunia, Vulvovaginal Pain, and Pelvic Pain 115
Andrew T. Goldstein
15 Vulvoscopic Evaluation of Vulvodynia 125
Ashley G. Winter and Rachel S. Rubin
16 Pelvic Floor Assessment of Vulvodynia 133
Stephanie Prendergast and Elizabeth Akincilar
17 Psychosocial Assessment of Vulvodynia 143
Sophie Bergeron and Natalie O. Rosen
18 Neurological Assessment in Genito-pelvic Pain 151
Irwin Goldstein and Barry R. Komisaruk
19 Diagnostic and Treatment Algorithm for Women with Vulvodynia and Sexual Pain Disorders 157
Andrew T. Goldstein
20 Medical Treatment of Inflammatory-associated Provoked Vestibulodynia 163
Susan Kellogg-Spadt
21 Treatment of Neuroproliferative-associated Provoked Vestibulodynia with Topical Medications 171
Candace Brown
22 Hormonal Factors in Women’s Sexual Pain Disorders 177
Irwin Goldstein
23 Physical Therapy Treatment of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 185
Amy Stein, Dee Hartmann, and Kaitlyn Parrotte
24 Treatment of Vulvodynia with Pelvic Floor Muscle Relaxants/Injections 193
Andrea M. Avondstondt and Michael S. Ingber
25 Psychosocial Treatments for Vulvodynia 201
Sophie Bergeron and Natalie O. Rosen
26 Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches for the Treatment of Vulvodynia 209
Judith M. Schlaeger and Meryl J. Alappattu
27 Vulvar Vestibulectomy 219
Andrew T. Goldstein
28 Vulvovaginitis 227
Jack D. Sobel and Paul Nyirjesy
29 Vulvar Dermatoses as a Cause of Dyspareunia 239
Gail R. Goldstein and Andrew T. Goldstein
30 Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: The Role of Estrogens and Androgens 251
Rachel S. Rubin and James A. Simon
31 Female Genital Cutting 261
Crista E. Johnson-Agbakwu and Jasmine Abdulcadir
32 Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome 273
Esther Han, Laura N. Nguyen, Lauren Tennyson, Larry T. Sirls, and Kenneth M. Peters
33 The Basic Science of Endometriosis 289
Paul Yong
34 Endometriosis Treatment 301
Catherine Z. Wu, Jordan Klebanoff, and Gaby Moawad
35 Chronic Pelvic Pain 313
Juliana Taney and Frank Tu
36 Postpartum Genito-pelvic Pain 323
Jill M. Krapf and Erryn Tappy
37 Pudendal Neuralgia 333
Richard P. Marvel
38 Cancer and Genito-pelvic Pain 349
Beverly Long and Areta Bojko
39 Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Female Sexual Dysfunction 359
Sarah Cigna
40 Inability to Experience Penetrative Vaginal Intercourse: Evaluation and Management 367
Elke D. Reissing
41 Chronic Clitoral Pain and Clitorodynia 375
Stephanie M. Radke and Colleen K. Stockdale
42 Generalized Unprovoked Vulvodynia 381
Ariel Arbel and Ahinoam Lev-Sagie
43 Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder 387
Robyn Jackowich, Caroline F. Pukall, and Irwin Goldstein
44 Fibromyalgia and Female Sexual Pain Disorders 395
Mollie Rieff, Sarah Bedell, and Sarah Cigna
45 Animal Models of Genito-pelvic Pain 403
Megan L. Falsetta, Ronald W. Wood, and David C. Foster
46 Patient Advocacy for Vulvodynia 411
Phyllis Mate and Lisa Goldstein
47 Practical Aspects of Establishing a Vulvovaginal Pain Center 417
Sue W. Goldstein
48 Editors’ Wish List 423
Andrew T. Goldstein, Caroline F. Pukall, and Irwin Goldstein
Index 429
