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    Simetinger, Gabrijela; Scepanovic, Darija

    Zdravniški vestnik (Ljubljana, Slovenia : 1992), 10/2015, Letnik: 84, Številka: 10
    Journal Article

    Background: Vulvodynia has been dened as vulvar discomfort, most oen described as burning pain, occurring in the absence of relevant ndings or a specic, clinically identiable neurologic disorder. Vulvodynia is a genital syndrome of multi-causal origin and requires a team approach. The purpose of the case report of provoked vulvodynia is to show the efficacy of individualized, multifaceted and multidisciplinary therapeutic team approach used by a gynaecologist with special knowledge of sexology and a physiotherapist specialising in the treatment of pelvic oor dysfunction. Case report: A 35-year old patient presented with a complaint of genital itching and consequently burning pain which rst occurred during sexual intercourse one year ago. Aerwards a gynaecologist with special knowledge of sexology performed a biopsychosocial assessment, extended gynaecological examination and psychoeducation. Provoked vulvodynia was diagnosed. Aerwards the patient was assessed by a physiotherapist specialising in the treatment of pelvic oor dysfunction, and treated with TENS. Female Sexual Function Index questionnaire and the visual analogue scale before and after the team approach treatment were used to assess the effectiveness of treatment. Conclusion: In our case, individualized multi-faceted and multidisciplinary therapeutic ap proach proved to be a good choice for treating genital syndrome of provoked vulvodynia of multi-causal origin.