Female Sexual Pain Disorders Evaluation and Management

by Goldstein, Andrew T.; Pukall, Caroline F.; Goldstein, Irwin

• ISBN13: 9781405183987
• ISBN10: 1405183985
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-23
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Over 20 million women in the US alone suffer from dyspareunia - painful sex. Until recently this has been a silent condition women have suffered. But as expectations of a fulfilling sex life grow, women are increasingly asking why their experience doesn't match the hype. This is the first book that enables gynecologists, urologists and other physicians to diagnose, evaluate and manage dyspareunia. The ensemble of world-leading contributors makes this a truly pioneering event.

Author Biography

Dr. Andrew T. Goldstein is Director for the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders, is a member of the faculty of the Division of Gynecologic Specialties at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and is regarded as one of the worlds leading authorities of sexual pain disorders and diseases of the vulva.

Dr. Caroline F. Pukall is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Queen’s University and a leading expert in the assessment and psychological and alternative treatment options for sexual pain.

Dr. Irwin Goldstein, Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Director of Sexual Medicine at Alvarado Hospital and Clinical Professor of Surgery at University of California at San Diego, is a world leader in female sexual function and dysfunction and founder and secretary of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health.

Table of Contents

List of contributors

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Historical perspective of vulvodynia

The prevalence of dyspareunia

The relevance of dyspareunia

History, physical, and tests for the evaluation of dyspareunia

Psychological evaluation and measurement of dyspareunia

Physical therapy evaluation of dyspareunia

The role of vulvoscopy on the evaluation of dyspareunia

Provoked vestibulodynia

Vulvar dermatoses as a cause of dyspareunia

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