How can my vestibulitis be treated?
Your doctor will wish to examine you to see exactly where there is tenderness and to exclude obvious disease including infection. If the cause can be determined appropriate treatment can be provided. When no obvious cause is found empirical treatment including anti-fungal agents, antibiotics, topical steroids, analgesics (pain-killers) and amitriptyline (12) may be tried. Occasionally, the tender area of skin may be removed surgically (partial vestibulectomy).
Related Medical Abstracts - Click on the paper title:-
- Capsaicin for the treatment of vulvar vestibulitis. (2005-01)
- Overnight 5% lidocaine ointment for treatment of vulvar vestibulitis. (2003-01)?
- Treatment of vulvar vestibulitis with posterior excision. A series of 12 cases. (1997)
Please click on the required question.
- 1 What skin conditions may affect the vulva?
- 2 Which viral infections can affect the genitalia?
- 3 What problems can occur to people with herpes simplex?
- 4 What are genital warts?
- 5 What is lichen sclerosus?
- 6 How is lichen sclerosus treated?
- 7 What could be causing my vulval irritation?
- 8 How could my vulval irritation be treated?
- 9 What is a Bartholin's cyst / abscess?
- 10 How is a Bartholin's cyst / abscess treated?
- 11 What is vulvodynia?
- 12 How can my vulvodynia be treated?
- 13 What is vestibulitis?
- 14 How can my vestibulitis be treated?
- 15 Where can I obtain further information?
- 16 Support Groups.
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