Vulval pain

What is per­sis­tent vul­val pain? Per­sis­tent vul­val pain is described as sore­ness, and some­times burn­ing or itch­ing in the vul­val area. Dr Shona Brown explains the symp­toms, con­di­tions and treat­ments avail­able for peo­ple liv­ing with these conditions.

Fur­ther infor­ma­tion and help

• The Inter­na­tion­al Painful Blad­der Foun­da­tion web­site http://www.painful-bladder.org/
• Blad­der Health UK http://bladderhealthuk.org/
• Pelvic Pain Sup­port Net­work http://www.pelvicpain.org.uk/

An award from The Women’s Fund for Scot­land has allowed us to pro­duce the fol­low­ing resources:

• Air­ing Pain pro­gramme 87: Vul­vo­dy­nia radio pro­gramme 87 and accom­pa­ny­ing leaflet, Vul­val Pain
• Air­ing Pain pro­gramme 88: What to EXPPECT When You’re in Pelvic Pain and accom­pa­ny­ing leaflet, Blad­der Pain Syn­drome.

Dr Shona Brown is clin­i­cal psy­chol­o­gist with EXPPECT, NHS Lothian’s mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary pelvic pain service.