FEMALE SEXUAL PAIN DISORDERS: EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT. 2ND EDITION

1. Nosology of pelvic pain and vulvodynia
2. The Prevalence and Relevance of Vulvodynia
3. Chapter 3: Pathophysiology of Pain: Peripheral and Central
4. Chapter 4---The role of inflammation in vulvodynia—
5. Neuroproliferative processes in vulvodynia
6. Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction and Structural Processes in Vulvodynia
7. Chapter 7: Hormonal causes of dyspareunia
8. Chapter 8: GENETIC FACTORS IN VULVODYNIA
9. Chapter 9- Central Factors in Vulvodynia
10. Comorbidities of Vulvodynia
11. Psychosocial Factors in Vulvodynia
12. Pain assessment in vulvodynia: Self-report measures
13. Pain assessment in vulvodynia: Objective measures
14. Chapter 14: An Overview of the Evaluation of Dyspareunia, Vulvovaginal Pain, and Pelvic Pain
15. Vulvoscopic Evaluation of Vulvodynia
16. Chapter 16: Pelvic Floor Assessment of Vulvodynia
17. Psychosocial Assessment of Vulvodynia
18. Neurologic Assessment in Genito-Pelvic Pain
19. DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT ALGORITHM FOR WOMEN WITH VULVODYNIA AND SEXUAL PAIN DISORDERS.
20. Medical treatment of inflammatory associated provoked vestibulodynia” (IPVD)
21. TREATMENT OF NEUROPROLIFERATIVE-ASSOCIATED PROVOKED VESTIBULODYNIA WITH TOPICAL MEDICATIONS
22. Hormonal Factors in Women’s Sexual Pain Disorders
23. Physical Therapy Treatment of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
24. Treatment Of Vulvodynia With Pelvic Floor Muscle Relaxants/Injections
25. Psychosocial Treatments for Vulvodynia
26. Complementary and integrative health approaches for the treatment of vulvodynia
27. Vulvar Vestibulectomy
28. VULVOVAGINITIS
29. Chapter 29: Vulvar Dermatoses As a Cause of Dyspareunia
30. Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: The Role of Estrogens and Androgens
31. Chapter 31: Female Genital Cutting
32. Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
33. CHAPTER 33: The Basic Science of Endometriosis
34. Chapter 34: Endometriosis: treatment
35. Chronic Pelvic Pain
36. Chapter 36: Postpartum Genito-pelvic Pain
37. Chapter 37: Pudendal Neuralgia
38. Chapter 38: Cancer and Genitopelvic Pain
39. Chapter 39: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Female Sexual Dysfunction
40. Inability to Experience Penetrative Vaginal Intercourse: Evaluation and management
41. Chronic Clitoral Pain and Clitorodynia
42. Generalized unprovoked vulvodynia
43. Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder
44. Fibromyalgia and Female Sexual Pain Disorders
45. Animal Models of Genitopelvic Pain
46. Chapter 46: Patient advocacy for Vulvodynia
47. Chapter 47: Practical Aspects of Establishing a Vulvovaginal Pain Center
48. Chapter 48: Editors’ Wish list

A comprehensive reference for the diagnosis and treatment of female sexual pain disorders
Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and Management, 2nd Edition compiles the most cutting-edge and modern research on sexual pain disorders in women into a single reference. It is the first book of its kind devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of sexual pain in women and is now fully updated in a second edition. The book includes diagnostic tools to differentiate among different forms of dyspareunia, discussions of potential causes of sexual pain, and current knowledge in multi-disciplinary treatments for dyspareunia.
Focused on providing practical guidance to the working practitioner, this book includes information to:

• Help evaluate and distinguish the causes of sexual pain in women
• Assist in the differentiation of the many forms of sexual pain
• Implement multi-disciplinary treatments

Female Sexual Pain Disorders is perfect for any healthcare worker who is involved in treating women’s sexual health, including gynecologists, urologists, internists, family practitioners, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, midwives, psychologists, and sex therapists.

Authors
• Andrew T. Goldstein is Director of the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders and a Clinical Professor at George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
• Caroline F. Pukall is Professor and Director of the Sex and Relationship Therapy Service, Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
• Irwin Goldstein is Director of Sexual Medicine at Alvarado Hospital, Director of San Diego Sexual Medicine, and Clinical Professor of Surgery at University of California San Diego, CA, USA.