> Vitamins & Supplements > Desert Harvest Aloe Add To Wish List Login or Register to write the first review. Cyclic Vulvovaginitis: The Most Common Cause of Vulvodynia Did you know that cyclic vulvovaginitis, also known as candida hypersensitivity syndrome, is the most common cause of vulvodynia? Vulvodynia affects up to 15 percent of the female population at some stage in their lives and for some of these women, the symptoms last months or even years. Despite this, some women have not heard of vulvodynia and even less have heard of cyclic vulvovaginitis. What is Cyclic Vulvovaginitis? Cyclic vulvovaginitis is when a woman suffers from recurrent or persistent thrush that worsens just before or during a menstrual period every month. It was once thought that women were becoming re-infected with candida, but doctors now suspect that it is a chronic, long standing infection that does not respond to treatment. It can lead to vulvodynia--nerve damage of the vulva, causing a constant or near constant burning pain that worsens during or after intercourse.
Most women have a small amount of candida in their vagina that lives there harmlessly and doesn’t cause any symptoms but some women are hypersensitive to it and will have thrush symptoms even when there is only a tiny amount present. This hypersensitivity to candida is thought to be the main cause of cyclic vulvovaginitis. Five percent of women have reoccurring thrush and 1 percent have thrush constantly. Changes in hormones and the pH level of the vagina are why the thrush worsens before or during a menstrual period. If a woman has thrush four times a year or more and there is a regular pattern to it, she may have cyclic vulvovaginitis. A gynecologist can confirm this by taking a series of swabs whenever she has symptoms. If some or all of them test positive for candida, then he can make the diagnosis. How is Cyclic Vulvovaginitis Treated? Normal over-the-counter anti-thrush creams will not work and may even make vulvodynia worse by increasing vulval burning.
Oral anti-thrush medication given on a long-term basis could help. Gynecologists vary in how long they prescribe them for but it’s usually anything from three months to a year, depending on the severity of the case. Drugs used are fluconazole, ketoconazole or itraconazole. 11 Supplements for Menopause Powerhouse Fruits and Veggies Vitamin Overload: Can It Hurt You? About Sleep Herbs and Supplements St. John's Wort for Depression Quiz: What Do You Know About Vitamin B12 Deficiency? Vitamins and Supplements: The FactsWhat Causes Vulvodynia: Dr. Oz and Dr. Ashton discuss vulvodynia in the no-embarrassment zone. Learn what causes vulvodynia by watching the video, but...pin 4Naturopathy For MeHealth InterestsHealthy ChoicesFibromyalgiaRadiosWatchesBeautyForwardFibromyalgiaSee Morepin 5Md CrpsCrps RsdAlan KoenigsbergDenver IntegratedIntegrated SolutionsCrps AwarenessPhysicianCommunicateChronic PainForward"How To Communicate With Your Physician" with Alan Koenigsberg, MD #CRPS #RSDSee Morepin 2Miracel SlushieThroat SlushieSummer SlushieLemon SlushyGinger LemonFresh Ginger1 FreshFresh LemonBring GingerForwardThe Miracle Slushie Sore Throat Remedy - recipe created out of desperation for some serious, sore-throat relief.
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You are here: / / Mistine Abalone Collagen Breast & Body Soap Vaseline LubeRelevant medications can be started in one week for major depression or bipolar depression. If for treatment resistant pain, these can be started in two or three weeks. Medications may or may not include the following: ketamine nasal spray – this may not be the most important medication. It takes a team. naltrexone low dose or ultra low dose***** one of the most valuable medications I have ever prescribed oxytocin – a hormone. Your brain makes it, your heart makes it. It is NOT oxycontin. memantine high dose – research in France has shown it may work for pain, exceeds the FDA approved 28 mg/day dose B complex – do not take more than 2 mg B6 as it is neurotoxic, creates burning pain and ataxia that may be irreversible They are not magic bullets, not cures. Experience comes in how and when to time the use of these medications to minimize risk of side effects and “clamp” pain and/or major depression.
Thankfully, I do have patients whose “intractable” pain is in remission. Intractable means there has been no response to opioids or other medications or combinations tried so far. Medications that I use are based on my focus on neuropharmacology, not on injections and spinal cord stimulators or ECT or rTMS which often have already been tried and failed to help. Bear in mind, some physicians who do not use these medications may be unwilling to prescribe them. Some specialists limit their practice to procedures, others do not specialize in neuropharmacology. Most of my patients are complex and have usually been tried on a long list of medications and interventions that failed to help. Use the search function on my website to read about some of the medications I prescribe or case studies, particularly note the articles posted May 26, 2009, for some of these medications and January 2011 to read some of the science of glia and inflammation that is present in chronic pain or in depression.
There is not a doctor on the planet who can predict what anyone’s response to treatment will be. If they do, you should avoid them for dishonest practices. I cannot speculate what percentage of patients would be helped by my approach. To do that, you would need large numbers and placebo group to compare one person’s pain with another – no such standardized comparison exists. Research dollars are very limited and only one medication is tested at one time. However, if you get 10% result with 4 or 5 medications, you are noticing some change when one alone may do nothing noticeable. Treatment and outcomes are individualized for every person with pain or Major Depression. Each person has a different pain threshold. Some lack a chromosome and/or have difficulty metabolizing medications. I do not recommend spinal cord stimulators because: 1. Most important, there are no long term studies showing lasting benefit; 2. they may cause complications, for example infection, paralysis, migration of the device or the leads, or new pain and scarring at the site of the external box, tethering to the cord itself;
3. for the rest of your life, you will never be able to have an MRI scan once the leads are in place, regardless of whether you have cancer or stroke; 4. there may be other ways to relieve intractable pain. Consider trying them first. Patients who have had issues with substance abuse including alcoholism are not candidates for outpatient use of ketamine. LaVita Compounding Pharmacy 800-866-507-1990 open Monday – Friday until 5:00 P.M., has information and instructions on these medications if not used by your local compounder. LaVita ships to 11 or 12 states. Bruce Inniss, P.T. at 1-619-287-4678, F 1-619-287-0350, 6475 Alvarado Rd, San Diego CA 92120. Bruce is an orthopedic physical therapist, a rare degree for therapists to achieve. Many of my treatment refractory patients who had no benefit from decades of physical therapy have found relief with Bruce and return two or three times a year even from London to see him. His office is 30 minutes from mine in good traffic.