Common Underlying Etiology of Vulvodynia, Urinary Frequency/Urgency, Discharge and Odor
If you are having burning, rawness, stinging or pain in the vaginal area, you are most likely suffering from vulvodynia. Consider the following patient:
I suffered for nearly 20 years with discharge, painful sensitivity and feelings of inadequacy because of my condition. Other gynecologists dismissed my symptoms. It got to the point I couldn't even consider having sex with my husband. Finally, a new gynecologist recommended Dr. Fowler. He was the first physician to take my problem seriously, and to actually know what was wrong with me and have a solution! It took a minimum of 6 months to really start to feel better, but after 20 years of misery, what is 6 months? I actually started feeling like a regular woman. I could enjoy sex again. I didn't have to constantly change my underwear or wear pads all day because I wasn't wet and sticky. I didn't tear constantly. I didn't itch uncontrollably. By the time I'd been on Dr. Fowler's regimen for a year, I could hardly believe I'd spent so much of my life in such misery. I am still on his regimen years later because it works! I can't thank him enough for giving me quality of life again. J. Tempe, AZ
Vulvodynia is the most common condition that Fowler Gyn International treats. The treatment protocols are so successful that it has got women from coast to coast talking after many clients have had a number of unsuccessful treatments elsewhere. The underlying etiology that they share is an altered vaginal microflora. This represents a shift in bacterial milieu which are not contagious or infectious. Women with vulvodynia share the same underlying etiology as women with recurrent yeast or bacterial infections as well as those with chronic vaginal discharge, odor or sensation of urinary frequency and urgency. The reason the same underlying etiology can result in such varied symptoms is the innate propensity of the vestibular tissue in how it reacts to the irritant of altered vaginal microflora patterns. The vestibule is made of endoderm wedged in between ectodermal tissue on both sides. It’s the endoderm that gets sensitized. In vulvodynia it causes pain. In the case of chronic discharge or odor the vestibule is not getting sensitized and the symptoms are all attributed to the vaginal response of the altered vaginal microflora. If you are one of those women who have a combination of symptoms, such as burning but also discharge, or odor or itching, the common underlying etiology explains how that is possible.
If you are suffering from vulvar itching with no apparent cause, visit Fowler Gyn International at fowlergyninternational.com or call 480-420-4001. The founding principal, board certified gynecologist Dr. Fowler has probably managed as many or more cases of women with LS than any provider in the country. Put this expertise to work for you!