Treatments for Vulvodynia
Treatments for Vulvodynia
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources
for Vulvodynia
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Cancer of the vulva:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Depending on the stage of the disease, cancer of the vulva usually calls for radical or simple vulvectomy (or laser therapy, for some small lesions). Radical vulvectomy requires bilateral dissection of superficial and deep inguinal lymph nodes. Depending on the extent of metastasis, resection may include the urethra, vagina, and bowel, leaving an open perineal wound until healing — about 2 to 3 months. Plastic surgery, including mucocutaneous graft to reconstruct pelvic structures, may be done later.
Small, confined lesions with no lymph node involvement may require a simple vulvectomy or hemivulvectomy (without pelvic node dissection). Personal considerations (young age of patient, active sexual life) may also mandate such conservative management. However, a simple vulvectomy requires careful postoperative surveillance because it leaves the patient at higher risk for developing a new lesion.
Chemotherapy alone or in combination with radiation therapy can be used in advanced cases of vulvar cancer. Cisplatin, fluorouracil, bleomycin, and doxorubicin have shown some effectiveness as a palliative treatment option.
If extensive metastasis, advanced age, or fragile health rules out surgery, irradiation of the primary lesion can offer palliative treatment.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Vulvar lesions:
Patient counseling
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
Show the patient how to give herself a sitz bath to promote healing and comfort. If she has a sexually transmitted disease, encourage her to inform her sexual partners and persuade them to be treated. Advise her to avoid sexual contact until the lesions are no longer contagious. Provide information about safer sex practices.
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Source: Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition), 2006
Vulvar lesions:
Patient counseling
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
Show the patient how to give herself a sitz bath to promote healing and comfort. If she has an STD, encourage her to inform her sexual partners and persuade them to be treated. Advise her to avoid sexual contact until the lesions are no longer contagious. Provide information on safer sex practices.
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Source: Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses, 2007
Vulvar lesions:
Nursing considerations
(Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
▪ Give a systemic antibiotic, antiviral, topical corticosteroid, topical testosterone, or an antipruritic, as ordered.
▪ Follow standard precautions.
Patient teaching
▪ Teach the patient comfort measures, such as a sitz bath.
▪ Discuss safer sex practices with the patient.
▪ Tell the patient with a sexually transmitted disease that her sexual contacts will also need testing and treatment.
▪ Explain to the patient the cause of vulvar lesions and its treatment.
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Source: Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms, 2007
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