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Vulvodynia (2,465 members)
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Symptoms|Treatments|Side effects|Causes
| symptom | member ratings (num votes) |
|---|---|
| Burning | (1,859) |
| Pain | (1,737) |
| Rawness | (1,755) |
| Pain during sex | (1,713) |
| Stinging | (1,723) |
| Redness/inflammation | (1,656) |
| Burning around vulva | (1,092) |
| Nerve-like pain | (1,643) |
| Constant burning | (1,679) |
| Generalized pain in vaginal area (contact or not) | (1,593) |
| Itch | (1,661) |
| Pain when sitting | (1,620) |
| Pain after intercourse | (1,279) |
| Anxiety | (490) |
| Feels likes UTI, but tests negative | (1,453) |
| Stabbing pain | (1,612) |
| Irritated uretha | (1,564) |
| Dry and irritated | (1,320) |
| Hypersensitivity of vulva | (750) |
| Depression | (487) |
| Pain along labia minora | (1,100) |
| feel "broken" | (346) |
| Discharge - with no infection | (1,405) |
| Feeling of tightness in vagina muscles | (1,382) |
| Dry feeling labia minora and vaginal opening | (891) |
| Dull aching sensation | (1,474) |
| increased pain with anxiety or stress | (331) |
| Feeling of acid on vulva | (1,189) |
| Shooting pain upward inside the vagina | (1,614) |
| Swollen, red all around vaginal area | (1,283) |
| Feeling of swollen vulva area after sitting for too long | (1,206) |
| loss of self confidence | (343) |
| Inability to sit, stand, walk, run for too long | (1,163) |
| feel damaged | (297) |
| Itchy/irritated labia majora | (993) |
| Vaginal irritation without dryness | (439) |
| Tearing/ripping feeling | (1,590) |
| Sometimes (almost) symptom-free | (1,042) |
| Labial swelling | (1,481) |
| Clitoral pain | (1,609) |
| low self esteem | (344) |
| swollen and painful after intercourse | (175) |
| Pain during period | (1,473) |
| Burning after urination | (1,282) |
| abnormal friction/rubbing feeling | (266) |
| Discomfort when walking | (1,280) |
| Labial throbbing | (1,303) |
| Painful urination after sex | (1,276) |
| Recurring yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis | (1,216) |
| Constant pain, 24 hours a day | (1,045) |
| Persistant full bladder with frequent need to urinate | (903) |
| bloating | (199) |
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome | (1,430) |
| feel unworthy | (259) |
| Pressure feeling over vulva | (264) |
| Insomnia | (113) |
| unable to use tampons due to pain | (209) |
| Prickly feeling | (1,498) |
| Knife like pain | (297) |
| Pain worst before period | (1,541) |
| Pain only on contact | (1,570) |
| bacterial vaginosis | (34) |
| Suffered from shingles | (20) |
| Swollen groin | (20) |
| Suffered from glandular fever | (20) |
| cutting pain | (296) |
| Lack of appetite | (72) |
| Burning around anal opening | (1,311) |
| Adrenal failure | (37) |
| joint pain | (354) |
| Bartholin cyst | (35) |
| Headaches | (1,469) |
| Bladder spasm | (74) |
| Left sided vulva soreness | (423) |
| feeling of heaviness in pelvic area | (203) |
| Itchy/irritated mons pubis | (1,051) |
| Fibromyalgia | (117) |
| unwanted sexaul thoughts | (98) |
| Inner thigh pain/burning | (164) |
| Small periodic yellow discharge | (178) |
| stabbing in eyes | (91) |
| Early period | (110) |
| feels like something is in entrance to vagina | (199) |
| Pain in rectal area | (1,053) |
| menopause | (165) |
| Burning after contact with sperm | (1,440) |
| pubic hair feels as though it is being pulled | (348) |
| pubic hair thinning | (131) |
| Vibrating, stabbing pain in urethra area | (793) |
| not able to be aroused | (334) |
| erythromelalgia | (120) |
| eye sight blurred | (352) |
| sliced sensation | (292) |
| Susceptible to infections and colds | (1,379) |
| Dysmenhorrea (painful periods) | (1,261) |
| Tingly feeling in legs and feet | (528) |
| Feeling of leaking urine | (1,289) |
| Tingling sensation in pelvic area | (1,025) |
| Bladder aches after urination | (889) |
| lacking tissue feeling | (294) |
| electric-like flashes causing involuntary spasm of area | (320) |
| Suicidal thoughts | (1,301) |
| Sensitivity to cold | (1,413) |
| Pain in pubic bone | (620) |
| Chronic constipation | (1,006) |
| Itching worse before period | (1,372) |
| tinnitus | (348) |
| a feeling a bit is missing | (292) |
| anorgasmic | (323) |
| Periomenopause | (414) |
| Papillae on/around Labia minora | (350) |
| Spasms in vagina | (856) |
| Pain with arousal | (1,290) |
| Dripping feeling | (1,519) |
| Gap like feeling | (295) |
| Nausea | (853) |
| Hair-pulling feeling | (1,522) |
| Cramps after sex | (1,034) |
| Diarrhea | (849) |
| Pelvic floor feels twisted in knots | (663) |
| Yellow discharge | (913) |
| stinging/all over body | (353) |
| burning in arms, hands, back | (353) |
| Burning in buttocks | (1,022) |
| Nerve-like pain radiating down legs | (1,264) |
| face | (347) |
| Obturator internus pain | (414) |
| back | (347) |
| Short menstrual cycles | (834) |
| Nerve damage | (1,154) |
| Levitator Ani pain | (416) |
| Tearing of labia minor/major with intercourse | (900) |
| eyes | (344) |
| Chronic allergic reaction in vulva area | (1,083) |
| Tight/sore abdominal muscle | (1,092) |
| Pain worst after period | (1,424) |
| Heavy muscle spasm | (1,277) |
| Persistent sexual arousal | (750) |
| Rectal muscular cramping after bowel movement | (1,123) |
| Dragging sensation in vagina | (1,452) |
| Split/cracked vulvar skin | (1,262) |
| Buzzing sensation like vibrations in pelvic area | (1,483) |
| Rusty feeling on arousal | (746) |
| Hair thinning | (1,519) |
| Gravelly feeling in labia | (1,253) |
| Aching heels | (1,312) |
| Pain extends down one leg to the knee | (1,033) |
| Burning on back of legs | (1,314) |
| Sensitive area pale in color | (1,132) |
| Bleeding | (1,521) |
| Pain since childhood | (1,380) |
| Symptoms of PCOS | (1,235) |
| Geographic tongue | (1,222) |
| Burning mouth syndrome | (1,250) |
| Peeling of labial skin | (1,270) |
| Tender laparoscopy scars on skin | (1,085) |
| High prolactin level | (1,121) |