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Vaginal pain

MedGen UID:
65927
•Concept ID:
C0236082
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Pain in vagina; Vaginal Pain
SNOMED CT: Pain in vagina (38343000); Vaginal pain (38343000)

Definition

A painful sensation in the vagina. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVVaginal pain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Identification and management of adolescent gynecologic emergencies in the emergency department.
Vayngortin T, Kant S
Pediatr Emerg Med Pract 2019 Feb;16(2):1-24. Epub 2019 Feb 1 PMID: 30676713
Guidelines for the Management of a Pregnant Trauma Patient.
Jain V, Chari R, Maslovitz S, Farine D; Maternal Fetal Medicine Committee, Bujold E, Gagnon R, Basso M, Bos H, Brown R, Cooper S, Gouin K, McLeod NL, Menticoglou S, Mundle W, Pylypjuk C, Roggensack A, Sanderson F
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2015 Jun;37(6):553-74. doi: 10.1016/s1701-2163(15)30232-2. PMID: 26334607
Psychological treatment for vaginal pain: does etiology matter? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Flanagan E, Herron KA, O'Driscoll C, Williams AC
J Sex Med 2015 Jan;12(1):3-16. Epub 2014 Oct 20 doi: 10.1111/jsm.12717. PMID: 25329756

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of complications of mesh surgery.
Lee D, Zimmern PE
Curr Opin Urol 2015 Jul;25(4):284-91. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000187. PMID: 26049869
Sexual dysfunction in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Tran JK, Dunckel G, Teng EJ
J Sex Med 2015 Apr;12(4):847-55. Epub 2015 Feb 9 doi: 10.1111/jsm.12823. PMID: 25665140
Distressing perineal and vaginal pain in prepubescent girls: an aetiology.
Dennie J, Grover SR
J Paediatr Child Health 2013 Feb;49(2):138-40. Epub 2013 Jan 18 doi: 10.1111/jpc.12085. PMID: 23331477
Pain following hysterectomy: epidemiological and clinical aspects.
Brandsborg B
Dan Med J 2012 Jan;59(1):B4374. PMID: 22239844
Pain at midlife.
Rousseau ME, Gottlieb SF
J Midwifery Womens Health 2004 Nov-Dec;49(6):529-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2004.08.026. PMID: 15544982

Diagnosis

Vaginal pH: a simple assessment highly correlated with vaginal morphology and symptoms in postmenopausal women.
Tucker KM, Godha K, Mirkin S, Archer DF
Menopause 2018 Jul;25(7):762-766. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001081. PMID: 29509598
Pathological findings in explanted vaginal mesh.
Li L, Wang X, Park JY, Chen H, Wang Y, Zheng W
Hum Pathol 2017 Nov;69:46-54. Epub 2017 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.07.020. PMID: 28970142
Management of complications of mesh surgery.
Lee D, Zimmern PE
Curr Opin Urol 2015 Jul;25(4):284-91. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000187. PMID: 26049869
Psychological treatment for vaginal pain: does etiology matter? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Flanagan E, Herron KA, O'Driscoll C, Williams AC
J Sex Med 2015 Jan;12(1):3-16. Epub 2014 Oct 20 doi: 10.1111/jsm.12717. PMID: 25329756
Distressing perineal and vaginal pain in prepubescent girls: an aetiology.
Dennie J, Grover SR
J Paediatr Child Health 2013 Feb;49(2):138-40. Epub 2013 Jan 18 doi: 10.1111/jpc.12085. PMID: 23331477

Therapy

Management of complications of mesh surgery.
Lee D, Zimmern PE
Curr Opin Urol 2015 Jul;25(4):284-91. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000187. PMID: 26049869
Sexual dysfunction in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Tran JK, Dunckel G, Teng EJ
J Sex Med 2015 Apr;12(4):847-55. Epub 2015 Feb 9 doi: 10.1111/jsm.12823. PMID: 25665140
Psychological treatment for vaginal pain: does etiology matter? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Flanagan E, Herron KA, O'Driscoll C, Williams AC
J Sex Med 2015 Jan;12(1):3-16. Epub 2014 Oct 20 doi: 10.1111/jsm.12717. PMID: 25329756
Distressing perineal and vaginal pain in prepubescent girls: an aetiology.
Dennie J, Grover SR
J Paediatr Child Health 2013 Feb;49(2):138-40. Epub 2013 Jan 18 doi: 10.1111/jpc.12085. PMID: 23331477
Pain following hysterectomy: epidemiological and clinical aspects.
Brandsborg B
Dan Med J 2012 Jan;59(1):B4374. PMID: 22239844

Prognosis

Twisting of transobturator midurethral slings: does it matter?
Gillor M, Dietz HP
Int Urogynecol J 2022 Aug;33(8):2195-2201. Epub 2022 Apr 11 doi: 10.1007/s00192-022-05186-6. PMID: 35403884
Pathological findings in explanted vaginal mesh.
Li L, Wang X, Park JY, Chen H, Wang Y, Zheng W
Hum Pathol 2017 Nov;69:46-54. Epub 2017 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.07.020. PMID: 28970142
Management of complications of mesh surgery.
Lee D, Zimmern PE
Curr Opin Urol 2015 Jul;25(4):284-91. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000187. PMID: 26049869
Distressing perineal and vaginal pain in prepubescent girls: an aetiology.
Dennie J, Grover SR
J Paediatr Child Health 2013 Feb;49(2):138-40. Epub 2013 Jan 18 doi: 10.1111/jpc.12085. PMID: 23331477
Pain following hysterectomy: epidemiological and clinical aspects.
Brandsborg B
Dan Med J 2012 Jan;59(1):B4374. PMID: 22239844

Clinical prediction guides

Testosterone use and sexual function among transgender men and gender diverse people assigned female at birth.
Tordoff DM, Lunn MR, Chen B, Flentje A, Dastur Z, Lubensky ME, Capriotti M, Obedin-Maliver J
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 Dec;229(6):669.e1-669.e17. Epub 2023 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.08.035. PMID: 37678647Free PMC Article
Efficacy and safety of a new vaginal gel for the treatment of symptoms associated with vulvovaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women: A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study.
De Seta F, Caruso S, Di Lorenzo G, Romano F, Mirandola M, Nappi RE
Maturitas 2021 May;147:34-40. Epub 2021 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.03.002. PMID: 33832645
Pathological findings in explanted vaginal mesh.
Li L, Wang X, Park JY, Chen H, Wang Y, Zheng W
Hum Pathol 2017 Nov;69:46-54. Epub 2017 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.07.020. PMID: 28970142
Daily affect and female sexual function.
Kalmbach DA, Pillai V
J Sex Med 2014 Dec;11(12):2938-54. Epub 2014 Sep 29 doi: 10.1111/jsm.12712. PMID: 25266510
Pain following hysterectomy: epidemiological and clinical aspects.
Brandsborg B
Dan Med J 2012 Jan;59(1):B4374. PMID: 22239844

Recent systematic reviews

Evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of precancerous diseases of the cervix (neoplasia) associated with the human papillomavirus: A systematic review.
Shanazarov N, Bariyeva G, Avdeyev A, Albayev R, Kisikova S, Zinchenko S, Galiev I
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2024 Feb;45:103925. Epub 2023 Dec 7 doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2023.103925. PMID: 38070631
Primary extranodal vaginal non-hodgkin lymphoma: Diagnostic pitfalls and therapeutic challenges.
Petrillo M, Fara AM, Fedeli MA, Fozza C, Cossu A, Gulotta A, Dessole F, Piana A, Capobianco G, Tanda F, Dessole S
Histol Histopathol 2019 Jul;34(7):723-730. Epub 2019 Jan 18 doi: 10.14670/HH-18-085. PMID: 30656635
Psychological treatment for vaginal pain: does etiology matter? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Flanagan E, Herron KA, O'Driscoll C, Williams AC
J Sex Med 2015 Jan;12(1):3-16. Epub 2014 Oct 20 doi: 10.1111/jsm.12717. PMID: 25329756
Sexual function after transvaginal cholecystectomy: a systematic review.
Donatsky AM, Jørgensen LN, Meisner S, Vilmann P, Rosenberg J
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2014 Aug;24(4):290-5. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3182a47a61. PMID: 25077634

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