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Just a quick introduction, but I imagine for the most part I'll spend my next few weeks creeping the boards reading your stories.

Been spending some time with the Nurse regarding the issue, finally had my first appointment with my obgyn today, and off for another round of testing to rule out ALL pathogens. He suspects its vulvodynia.

I'm still young though, just turned 21, and only really been dealing with the issue for about a year (since the beginning).

Aside from that, I'm from Canada, a student, and getting married in 6 months!

That's the hardest part... the wedding is in six months

- Simply Belle


PS. Why do titles need to be 10 characters?

Hello Simply Belle,

i'm new here too. Was "formally" diagnosed yesterday after 5 years of going around in circles. I am so angry at all those doctors that kept telling me it was all in my head... I can't even beggin to explain what it did to my confidence in bed and to my relationship with my partner.
On the positive side, at least now what i have has a name!

Congratulations on your wedding, I hope your husband-to-be supports you all the way.

Joanna

Congrats on the wedding Simply Belle!

My v started 6 weeks into my marriage. I married at 21 also! People think you are young. But when you know, you know! I have been lucky enough to have a very supportive husband. We work around any sexual pain I have but things are vastly improved after internal physical therapy and the herbal route. I have another post here listing my herbs. I also came off BCP as I felt it was contibuting to my symptoms. Since I have PCOS I now don't have periods which I suppose stops period induced vulva flares. The pill was making my vulva pain worse also. Sometimes it is just one one thing, but a few things that contribute to form the pain symdrome. I recently just found some more parts to my puzzle.

Muscles, nerves and skin irritation. I tired meds for the nerve part but the herbs work way better. Once I got the nerves settled my muscles have started to relax and it no longer hurts to sit! (sex hurts at first and then gets better after a minute or so, but if I am turned on we can go straight into it now, I'ts not like it was before, but I stopped hoping for 100% a while ago). It really is just finding YOUR treatment and I bet if you really put yourself into finding it over the next few months, you will improve! First port of call would be Physical Therapy, especially if your pain is only with sex.

Good luck in your journey and marriage - Sometimes having a partner, really can make it easier - mine does.

Claire xoxo

Just an update: Final diagnosis after a clear ultra sound last week, and now my gynaecologist is sending me off with a referral to the Multidisciplinary Vulvodynia Clinic in Vancouver. Anyone heard anything about it?