2011
DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0b013e3182277fb7
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Vulvodynia Interventions—Systematic Review and Evidence Grading

Abstract: After completion of this educational activity, the obstetrician/gynecologist should be better able to identify potential causes of vulvar pain to facilitate diagnosis of vulvodynia and vestibulodynia, distinguish between the symptoms of localized, provoked vulvodynia and generalized unprovoked vulvodynia to select the most appropriate therapies, evaluate the efficacy of surgical and nonsurgical interventions for the treatment of generalized unprovoked and localized, provoked vulvodynia. In addition, assess the… Show more

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“…Amitriptyline is one of the first drugs used in the pharmacological management of the disease, and its efficacy is estimated at 60-70% [5,14]. Despite conflicting data regarding the efficacy of treatment based on tricyclic antidepressants [10,15], the reported case shows that they can lead to complete remission of symptoms. The prerequisite for using amitriptyline is good tolerance of the drug.…”
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“…Amitriptyline is one of the first drugs used in the pharmacological management of the disease, and its efficacy is estimated at 60-70% [5,14]. Despite conflicting data regarding the efficacy of treatment based on tricyclic antidepressants [10,15], the reported case shows that they can lead to complete remission of symptoms. The prerequisite for using amitriptyline is good tolerance of the drug.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…vulvodynia include education of patients, psychotherapeutic techniques, systemic and topical pharmacological therapy, and dietary modifications [10].…”
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“…Проведены исследования по изучению обосно-ванности вульвэктомии при вульводинии и вестибу-лодинии, однако эффективность плацебо-вмеша-тельств коррелировала с таковой от интервенцион-ных вмешательств, что позволяет предположить со-мнительную эффективность последних [28]. Хирур-гические методы лечения, включающие криоде-струкцию, лазерную коагуляцию, вульвэктомию, отличаются высокой травматичностью, частыми осложнениями и рецидивами.…”
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