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Vestibulectomy on Screen: Bonnie Gross on Lady Parts and Her Second Surgery

If you are googling vestibulectomy recovery at 2am, this one is for you.Bonnie Gross has had the surgery twice, ten y...

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The Only Episode You Need to Understand Pelvic Floor Strength, Tightness and Kegels

What does it actually mean to have a strong pelvic floor - and is strong even the right thing to chase?Kimberlee Sull...

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Pelvic Venous Disorders and May-Thurner Syndrome: One Woman's Pelvic Pain Diagnosis

Olivia lived with chronic pelvic pain for years - a constant dull, dragging ache on her left side that worsened when...

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Self-Hypnosis For Vulvodynia: The "Silly Fad" That Actually Ended Sheren's 10-Year Pain

Sheren Gaulbert lived with severe vulvar pain for ten years — bedridden, on high doses of amitriptyline, and told by...

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Vulvodynia's $18,000 a Year Cost + a Mini Interview With Origin CEO Carine Carmy

What does it actually cost to get taken seriously when you're in pain? For the average woman with vulvovaginal or pel...

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Clitoral Nerve Mapping, Botox Update, and the Question Dr. Rachel Rubin Made Me Ask Myself

What does a groundbreaking study on clitoral nerves, a Norwegian novel about a man who moves into the forest, and one...

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Low Desire in Women: How It Works, Why Pain Affects It, and What Can Be Done, With Dr. Corey Babb

Why does desire so often disappear after sex has become painful - and is there actually anything you can do about it...

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ART for Pelvic Pain: Changing the Way the Brain Stores Distressing Memories in 1 to 5 Sessions

Why does the body sometimes hold onto pain long after there's a clear physical reason for it? And what would it take...

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Vulvodynia and the Partner: What the Research Reveals About the Relationship in Chronic Pain

What happens to the person standing closest to your pain - the one who witnesses it but is almost never asked about?I...

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Mast Cells and Vestibulodynia: The Inflammation Root Cause and A New Treatment Trial I Dr Jill Krapf

For years, the hormonal and muscular causes of vulvar pain have become easier to understand and treat. Inflammation i...

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The gap in OBGYN training: what doctors never learn about vulvovaginal pain I Tightlipped

Why do so many people with vulvovaginal pain leave their OBGYN's office feeling dismissed - or worse, like the proble...

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Refused by 7 Clinics With a Vulvodynia Diagnosis: How Broken Women's Pain Care Really Is

I recently hit a wall that I, of all people, should not have hit. And it reminded me exactly why this podcast exists...

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Vaginismus and Pregnancy: TTC Options, Birth Planning, and What Happens to Your Pelvic Floor

What happens to your body - and your pelvic floor - when you want to get pregnant, and you have a history of vaginism...

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Vulvodynia, Desire, and the Diagnostic Odyssey: One Writer's Journey from Shamans to Sex Toys

What happens to desire when your body becomes unpredictable?Sara Sturek is a writer and founder of Writing Shamelessl...

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Vulvodynia, Vaginismus, and Pelvic Pain: Start Here If You're New

If you're new to this podcast - hi! I'm so glad you're here.This is the episode I want you to start with. Whether you...

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CBD for Pelvic Pain: Do Suppositories Actually Work for Vulvodynia and Vaginismus?

Can CBD help with pelvic pain - and if so, how does it actually work?In this episode, I speak with Tamar Hill, co-fou...