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Written by Amy Stein, M.P.T.
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Friday, 19 March 2010 |
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On March 9, 2010, the nationally syndicated The Dr. Oz Show featured a segment on “Vaginal Panic Attacks” (what a clever title). On Feb 18th, 2 weeks after having my baby daughter (Zoe), I was contacted by one of Dr. Oz’s researchers who told me Dr. Oz wanted to do a segment on Vaginismus, an involuntary spasm of the muscles surrounding the vagina. The spasms close the vagina making everything from inserting even a Q-tip to a pelvic exam and intercourse virtually impossible. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 September 2010 )
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Written by Amy Stein
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010 |
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A woman’s body experiences several musculoskeletal and physiological changes during pregnancy. Post-partum, most musculoskeletal changes reverse; however, a woman might have lingering joint pain and muscle weakness. This pain and weakness may lead to problems with childcare, work function, exercise, and other daily activities. Key changes and their management post partum to ease the transition are discussed below: |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 12 January 2010 )
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Written by amy stein
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Tuesday, 12 January 2010 |
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During the prenatal period, a woman undergoes various physiological and physical changes. Sometimes, these changes carry over to the postnatal period. Therefore, it is important for all pregnant women to understand and tend to their changing bodies. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 12 January 2010 )
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 23 October 2009 |
You can hear Dr. Andrew Goldstein's entire presentation earlier this month to the North American Menopause Society on the topic “When Sex Hurts: Evaluation & Management of Dyspareunia” can be heard in its entirety. Dr. Goldstein the medical director of www.ourgyn.com The presentation was made to fellow physicians and, please note, the slides contain medically explicit photographs. Click here |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 26 October 2009 )
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Written by Andrew T. Goldstein MD, Medical Director, ourgyn.com
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Wednesday, 05 August 2009 |
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Endometriosis (from endo, "inside", and metra, the womb) is a common cause of menstrually-related pelvic pain and pain with intercourse, impacting up to 10 percent of reproductive-age women. The uterine cavity is lined by endometrial cells, which are influenced by the reproductive hormone estrogen and progesterone which change throughout the menstrual cycle. Endometrial cells deposited in areas outside the uterus are also influenced by these hormonal changes and respond similarly as do those cells found inside the uterus. |
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Wednesday, 05 August 2009 |
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Michelle couldn’t believe it. It was 11:00 P.M. Thursday night and she was feeling itching and burning in her vagina. She had started to feel these symptoms yesterday and to ward off the yeast infection Michelle had eaten three yogurts and for good measure drank one-half gallon of cranberry juice, but now she was really on fire. The timing couldn’t be worse. She was planning to leave on Friday afternoon for a romantic weekend on the beach with Scott. Michelle didn’t know what to do. Should she call her gynecologist? Would her gynecologist even see her tomorrow - even if she begged? Should she go to an all-night pharmacy and get a yeast cream? |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 05 August 2009 )
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 30 July 2009 |
 On ABC TV's 20/20 on August 7, 2009, Dr. Timothy Johnson, ABC News’ chief medical editor, discussed the diagnosis and treatment of sexual pain disorders with Dr. Andrew Goldstein, Director of the Center for Vulvovaginal Disorders and author and educator, and Amy Stein, MPT, a physical therapist who specializes in the treatment of chronic pelvic and urogynecological pain. Dr. Goldstein is the medical director of ourgyn.com. To view the segment click here . Click here to discuss these issues on our Bulletin Board. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 September 2010 )
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Monday, 18 May 2009 |
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Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (also know as vestibulodynia or vestibular adenitis) is a subset of vulvodynia that is characterized by severe pain during attempted vaginal entry (intercourse or tampons insertion), tenderness to pressure localized to the vulvar vestibule and redness of the vulvar vestibule (click for photos of vestibulitis). Increased awareness of vestibulitis has led to exciting new research and it has become apparent that vestubilitis is not just one disease but is in fact just a symptom of several different disease or conditions. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 13 November 2009 )
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Thursday, 14 May 2009 |
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Odyne was the "Greek goddess of pain." Therefore, the term vulvodynia literally means "vulvar pain." Vulvodynia is currently defined as "vulvar discomfort, most often described as burning pain, occurring in the absence of relevant visible findings or a specific, clinically identifiable disease" This classification acknowledges that vulvar pain may be attributable to diagnosable and treatable disorders such as infections (yeast, trichomonas), dermatologic disorders (lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, plasma cell vulvitis), hormonal (atrophic vulvovaginitis) and neurologic disorders (pudendal neuralgia, pudendal nerve entrapment, and post-herpetic neuralgia.) However, these definable causes of vulvar pain are not defined as vulvodynia. Therefore, while many women are referred to the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders with the diagnosis of "vulvodynia," the physicians at the CVVD only rarely give this diagnosis because they are very skilled in the diagnosis of the specific diseases that cause vulvar pain. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 13 November 2009 )
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 02 April 2009 |
 Millions of Americans suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome, temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders, and vulvodynia. Current research indicates that these conditions frequently coexist or 'overlap,' yet all of the disorders are poorly understood. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 May 2009 )
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