Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome and estrogen dose of oral contraceptive pills.

Introduction: Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (VVS) is a diverse, multifactorial phenomenon. Its precise etiology is unknown.

Aim: To define the association between oral contraceptive (OC) estrogen dosage and VVS.

Hyperoxaluria in women with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.

Objective: To determine whether evaluation and treatment of hyperoxaluria in vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (VVS) is justified.

Study Design: Forty women (mean age, 24.5 years; range, 18-35) diagnosed with VVS at a sex therapy clinic participated.

Combined vulvar vestibulitis syndrome with vaginismus: which to treat first?

The common approach to vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (VVS) combined with vaginismus is to treat the VVS before the vaginismus. Our study initially ignored the VVS and instead treated the vaginismus first.

The interrelationship between coping strategies and sexual functioning in in vitro fertilization patients.

This study examined the correlation between various coping strategies and sexual functioning and the likelihood of conception from in vitro fertilization (IVF). Self-reported questionnaires were distributed randomly among the 102 women enrolled in an IVF program, 96 of whom were recruited. Of the studied parameters, positive reinterpretation, and growth, and active coping strategies were found to be positively associated with sexual functioning, while there was a significantly (p < .