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Pain at the Outer Female Genitals (Vulvodynia)
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Also known as: vulvodynia · vulvar pain · pain in the labia · pain in the vulva · external pelvic pain · pain in the intimate area · chronic vulvar pain · vestibulodynia · burning in the vulva · pain in the outer genital area
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It burns, stings, pulls — in a place so intimate you can barely speak about it. Touch becomes a problem. Clothing chafes. Sitting becomes uncomfortable. Sexuality, which should mean closeness and vitality, becomes a source of pain. Your body has made its most vulnerable area the scene — and that is no coincidence.
Medically this falls under vulvodynia — chronic pain in the area of the outer female genitals, for which often no clear organic cause is found. Gynaecology treats what it can grasp: inflammation, skin changes, nerve irritation. But when everything has been examined and the pain remains, a deeper question arises: what is your body trying to express at exactly this place — something you are not saying in words?
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