Vulvar pain can be a difficult process to treat. Vulvodynia is not generally associated with malignancy Despite the fact that the cause of vulvodynia cannot be established in many cases, careful investigation has established that vulvodynia is not a sexually transmitted disease and is not contagious to your partner. Vulvodynia is not due to poor hygiene, and the use of strong soaps and detergents can worsen the condition. Use gentle soaps or none at all, allowing water alone to cleanse the perineum. Dry the perineum with a hair dryer on a cool setting.
Improvement often takes weeks to months.
Although the cause of vulvodynia cannot always be determined, it has been characterized well enough to allow treatment of the pain with a reasonable expectation of significant improvement, if not complete alleviation of pain. Even if there are treatment setbacks, we will continue to work with you. Treatment setbacks are not necessarily the fault of your doctor or you. We understand that chronic pain is exhausting and can be demoralizing. There is nothing wrong with you as a person, the problem is your pain.