2016 European guideline for the management of vulval conditions
Abstract
Vulval conditions may present to a variety of clinicians, such as dermatologists, gynaecologists and general practitioners. Women with these conditions are best managed by a multidisciplinary approach, which includes clear referral pathways between disciplines or access to a specialist multidisciplinary vulval service. Informed consent is a prerequisite for all examinations, investigations and treatments. Consent is particularly important for intimate examinations of the anogenital area, and a chaperone should be offered in all cases. All efforts should be made to maintain a patient's dignity. Depending on symptoms and risk factors, screening for sexually transmitted infections (STI) should be considered. If the patient presents with vulval itch, particularly if also complaining of increased vaginal discharge, vulvaginal candidiasis should be excluded. Sexual dysfunction should be considered in all patients with vulval complaints, either as the cause of the symptoms or secondary to symptoms, and assessed if appropriate. This guideline covers several aspects, such as diagnosis and treatment, of the more common vulval conditions (relatively) often encountered at vulval clinics, i.e. vulval dermatitis (eczema), psoriasis, lichen simplex chronicus, lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, vulvodynia and vulval intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN).
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- Authors
- van der Meijden, W. I., Boffa, M. J., ter Harmsel, W. A., Kirtschig, G., Lewis, F. M., Moyal‐Barracco, M., Tiplica, G. S., & Sherrard, J.
- Affiliations
- Department of Dermatology Beatrixziekenhuis Gorinchem The Netherlands
- Sir Paul Boffa Hospital (MT)
- Department of Gynaecology Roosevelt kliniek Leiden The Netherlands
- Universitätsklinikum Tübingen (DE)
- St Thomas' Hospital (GB)
- Hôpital Cochin (FR)
- Dermatology 2 Colentina Clinical Hospital “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest Romania
- Churchill Hospital (GB)
- Venue
- Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2017-02-06
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 925-941
- ISSN
- 0926-9959 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-3083
- OpenAlex
- W2587034066
- Cited by
- 117
- References
- 128
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 3
- FWCI
- 13.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Genital Health and Disease
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Reproductive tract infections research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Keywords
- vulvodynia, lichen simplex chronicus, lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, sexually transmitted infections, sexual dysfunction, informed consent, molecular chaperones, diagnosis and treatment
- MeSH terms
- Europe, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Vulvar Diseases, Practice Guidelines as Topic
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