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New Frontiers in Vulval Pain Research, Wednesday 24 January 2024

OUR GUEST: Jilly Bond MSc, Doctoral Researcher, Clinical Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist and Co-Director of the Pelvic Pain Network

WHAT IS BEING COVERED:

  • Sensorimotor distortion in vulval pain
  • What research is being done to explore it
  • Why this may provide another treatment direction for people living with vulval pain
  • The story behind the Pelvic Pain Network and its mission to revolutionise pelvic healthcare in the UK

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Living with Vulvodynia: Patients’ help-seeking experiences and what lies ahead, 1 September 2023

OUR GUEST: Athina Lountzi, MSc Health Psychology

WHAT IS BEING COVERED: Athina sheds light on what patients living with vulvodynia have shared with her in interviews, including what medical professionals are most frequently visited and what treatments are most frequently prescribed.

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Recurrent Thrush Research, 19 May 2022

OUR GUEST: Tori Ford, is a DPhil Student at Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences University of Oxford

TORI COVERS:

  • Definition/context of recurrent thrush
  • Mis(managing) microbiomes
  • Why this research matters
  • Who she is looking to talk to
  • Impact the research will have

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Sexual Problems and Menopause, 24 March 2022

DR ANGELA WRIGHT GP, Clinical Sexologist and Menopause Specialist covers:

  • the changes in the vulva and vagina when oestrogen and testosterone levels drop
  • how this may affect sex
  • what treatment options there are
  • what non-drug things can help
  • special cases – women after cancer, women after surgery – how hormones and illness can affect vulval health and sexuality

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Practical Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Vulvodynia, 10 March 2022

Claudia Chisari has a PhD in Vulvodynia from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College London.

WHAT IS BEING COVERED:

  • In our 2021 Livestream Claudia discussed the promising results of her online Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) treatment study in patients living with vulvodynia
  • In this follow-up Livestream she shares some practical ways to apply ACT for anyone living with vulvodynia

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