The International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) defines vulvodynia as a chronic discomfort involving the vulva in the absence of relevant visible findings or a specific, clinically identifiable, neurological disorder.1 2 It is usually described by women experiencing it as a burning or soreness rather than a pain. It is a diagnosis of exclusion and in the case of a cause being found, the diagnosis would not be vulvodynia.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/vulvodynia-pro