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When Descriptor is Diagnosis: An Autoethnographic Response to the Medical Treatment of Women with Vulvodynia.

Women with chronic vulvar pain experience symptoms that can affect their everyday functioning. These women are often diagnosed with vulvodynia, defined as vulvar pain without a medical explanation lasting at least three months. Yet while vulvodynia is presented by medical authorities as a diagnosis...

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Published in:Australian Feminist Studies Vol. 40; no. 124/125; pp. 161 - 182
Main Authors: Taylor, Josephine, Ridgway, Alexandra
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun-Sep2025
Subjects:
Vulvodynia
Diagnosis
Therapeutics
Symptoms
Physical training & conditioning
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