Menopause & perimenopause
Conditions associated with vaginal dryness — References & further reading
References
1 The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse. NIH Publication No. 04-5585. URL: http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/lichen/lichen.htm (accessed 06.25.2007).
2 Hillard, P. “Benign diseases of the female reproductive tract.” In Berek & Novak’s Gynecology. 14th ed., by Jonathan S. Berek, 489. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
3 Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA). 2002. Related diseases — Vulvar pain. URL: http://www.ichelp.org/RelatedDiseases/VulvarPain.html (accessed 06.25.2007).
4 Edwards, L. 2003. New concepts in vulvodynia. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol., 189, S24–S30.
Bergeron, S. et al. 2001. A randomized comparison of group cognitive–behavioral therapy, surface electromyographic biofeedback, and vestibulectomy in the treatment of dyspareunia resulting from vulvar vestibulitis. Pain, 91, 297–306.
Further reading
National Vulvodynia Association (NVA). URL: http://www.nva.org (accessed 06.25.2007).
Stewart, E. 2000. The V Book: A Doctor’s Guide to Complete Vulvovaginal Health. NY: Bantam. This book is written by Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, a gynecologist specializing in vulvar dermatology at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Conditions associated with vaginal dryness
Original Publication Date: 07/02/2007
Last Modified: 02/06/2008
Principal Author: Marcella Sweet