• more about #gynecology
    HadwinEleius: Vulvar Vestibulitis or vulvodynia. There are also related problems like interstitial cystis.Check out the National Vulvodynia Association. http://www.... more »
    izzynomad: oh. my. god. I HAD THIS. While I was on the pill. Went to 3 doctors who told me the pill does NOT cause dryness or painful sex, that it must be psycho... more »
    The Queen of No: Is it just me or did they not name what it's called? They didn't even say "vulvodynia" or "vaginismus" once. Yay, vague. more »
    Jzb2: I had some severe pain that went misdiagnosed for over a year until I was diagnosed with a fairly large but benign cyst that was growing beside my ure... more »
    SarahHeartburn: A friend of mine had years of horrible vaginal pain during sex (it didn't help that her BF was an asshole)but she finally found a doctor who had seen ... more »
    Kittydentata: Please. My aunt had horrible pain for YEARS and was told by several (male) docs that it was all in her head/she should get psychiatric assistance. T... more »
    Lymed: Many chronic pain patients face this problem. If a patient seems otherwise healthy, or if the patient's other symptoms are invisible like the pain, t... more »
    Jamie Peck: Is this about vulvodynia? It's seriously insane that doctors are JUST NOW figuring this shit out. more »
    metalkate: i had a mysterious pain condition and went through a lot of hoops... finally got put on a drug called Neurontin. the drug pretty much eliminated the p... more »
    thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: At my med school, we had some lectures by a sexual health expert who was super-knowledgable about physical and psychological causes of painful sex, an... more »
    OctaviaCrassus: Seachange, have you tried a Urogynecologist? I think the catch-all for this kind of pain is interstitial cystitis. There's a lot of info out there a... more »
    Sputnik_Sweetheart: This hits really close to home. I always had intense pain during sex-- the only way to describe it as though someone was tearing me in half from the ... more »
    MIXED: I find it increasingly hard to accept the vast discrepancy in health care received by men and women for gender-specific issues. If a man was experien... more »
    NefariousNewt: Botox, for pelvic muscles? more »
    gabrielsong: The problem usually is the vapors, right? more »
    BAngieB: I bet all the doctors she saw where men. Why would anyone go to a male ob/gyn? They can never truly understand your complaint. It's like going to an... more »
    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): THIS HAPPENED TO ME! Maybe not the same condition, but I had a gyno (male) tell me I must have been sexually abused and I had a mental illness and no... more »
    NefariousNewt: Of course, if we can't figure out what your problem is, it must be in your head. more »
    CurtCole: Botox for the box? more »
    Questioning Everything: Do they have a more specific name for this disorder? I don't believe it was ever mentioned in the segment? more »
  • #clips

    Woman's Extreme Vaginal Pain Misdiagnosed By 15 Doctors

    Friday's 20/20 is about women who experience vaginal pain during sex, or even walking and sitting. There are several biological explanations, but in Good Morning America's preview at left, one woman says numerous doctors insisted her pain was just psychological.
  • #helpinghands

    The Blind Leading The Blind

    Two years ago, a German gynecologist began training blind women to use their heightened sense of touch to detect lumps in patients' breasts. So far, the 10 trainees have found more and smaller tumors than doctors in 450 cases. [CNN]
  • #thebigscreen

    Pap Smears May Be Replaced By HPV Testing

    A new study suggests that a single screening with a DNA test for HPV is more effective than all current methods of detecting cervical cancer. Some doctors say the easier test will replace Pap smears. More »
  • #moreperiodsmoreproblems

    Don't Be Afraid To Air Your Lady Problems In Public