2015 ISSVD, ISSWSH and IPPS consensus terminology and classification of persistent vulvar pain and vulvodynia
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INTRODUCTION: In 2014, the executive council of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, the boards of directors of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, and the International Pelvic Pain Society acknowledged the need to revise the current terminology of vulvar pain, on the basis of the significant increase in high-quality etiologic studies published in the last decade. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The new terminology was achieved in the following 4 steps. The first involved a terminology consensus conference with representatives of the 3 societies, held in April 2015. Then, an analysis of the relevant published studies was used to establish a level of evidence for each factor associated with vulvodynia. The terminology was amended on the basis of feedback from members of the societies. Finally, each society's board accepted the new terminology. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: In 2015,the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health, and International Pelvic Pain Society adopted a new vulvar pain and vulvodynia terminology that acknowledges the complexity of the clinical presentation and pathophysiology involved in vulvar pain and vulvodynia, and incorporates new information derived from evidence-based studies conducted since the last terminology published in 2003.
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The aetiology of vulvodynia is not clear, but a combination of psychosocial and pathophysiological mechanisms is believed to contribute to its onset.
“The aetiology is not clear, but a combination of psychosocial and pathophysiological mechanisms is believed to contribute to the onset (Bergeron et al., 2020; Bornstein et al., 2016; Faye and Piraccini, 2020).”
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- Authors
- Bornstein, J., Goldstein, A. T., Stockdale, C. K., Bergeron, S., Pukall, C., Zolnoun, D., & Coady, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Iowa (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bornstein, Jacob
- Goldstein, Andrew T.
- Venue
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Published
- 2016-04
- Volume
- 127
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 745-751
- ISSN
- 0029-7844 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3143458973
- Cited by
- 261
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 13
- FWCI
- 24.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Obstetrics and Gynecology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Genital Health and Disease
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Keywords
- vulvodynia, vulvar pain, terminology, classification, consensus conference, etiology, pathophysiology
- MeSH terms
- Female, Humans, Terminology as Topic, Societies, Medical, Vulvar Diseases, Pelvic Pain, Consensus, Vulvodynia
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