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Vulvar Pain Syndrome: You Are Not Alone! by Anne Grenn Saldinger, M.A.
http://www.shpm.com/articles/sex/vps.html

American Family Physicians
http://www.aafp.org/

University of Michigan Health System
http://www.med.umich.edu/fp/reed/burning.html

Women's Health with Tracee Cornforth
http://womenshealth.about.com/health/womenshealth/msubvulvo.htm

Mayo Clinic page on vulvodynia
http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/conditioncenters/invoke.cfm?
objectid=2353AEF1-09C7-4605-96B03B3BEE7DF496

Vulval Pain Society (England)
http://www.vulvalpainsociety.org/

The Medical Reporter, By Joel R. Cooper
http://www.coolware.com/health/medical_reporter/vulvar.html

Vulvar Pain Foundation
http://www.vulvarpainfoundation.org/

National Vulvodynia Association
http://www.nva.org

National Library of Medicine - Abstract
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=
Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10694325&dopt=Abstract

WebMD Article: Does Sex Hurt?
http://webmd.lycos.com/content/article/1687.50227

Vulvodynia Information Web Portal
http://www.vulvarpain.icomm.ca/

Medscape Article: Site Requires Registration
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/reuters/prof/
2000/09/09.04/20000904clin008.html

Vulvodynia and Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome FAQ v2.3
by Camilla Cracchiolo, RN

http://www.obgyn.net/CPP/articles/Cracchiolo_0499.htm

National Women's Law Center
http://www.nwlc.org/details.cfm?id=441&section=health

The Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Alliance
http://www.acuall.org/

The Acupuncture Society of NewYork
http://www.asny.org/

Antibody Fragment Expressed by Commensal Bacteria
Treats Vaginal Candidiasis

Note: Requires Registration
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/SCP/IIM/2001/v18.n02/m1802.03.
baum/m1802.03.baum-01.html

Gynaecological Awareness Information Network
http://www.gynsupport.com

Vulvodynia: Causes, Diagnosis and Modern Therapy
http://www.obgyn.net/cpp/vulvodynia.htm

Is Candida an Endocrine Disorder?
http://www.cmtomlinson.freeuk.com/digestv1i3.htm

Vulvar Health.org (Vulvar Health Awareness Month)
http://www.vulvarhealth.org

Pharmaceutical Companies on the World Wide Web
http://members.aol.com/pharminf/ph_list1.html

MedRemote
http://mtdesk.com/mfg.shtml

The Edelson Center for Environmental and Preventative Medicine
http://www.ephca.com/vulvodyn.htm

The Wasser Pain Management Centre
http://www.mtsinai.on.ca/wasser

Pain.com
http://www.pain.com

IndianGyan
http://www.clintonvisitsindia.com/books/healthbooks/naturally/candida_
and_anti_candida.shtml

Sexual Health
http://www.sexualhealth.com

Charlottesville Health and Wellness Clinic
http://www.cvillewellness.com/News.htm

The Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA)
http://www.bcia.org

"No Laughing Matter: A joke on the season premiere of
Sex and the City is not so funny in real life"-The NY Daily News

http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-06-07/New_York_Now/Women/a-113916.asp

Vulvar Pain: What You Don't Talk About Can Hurt You--Dr. Koop.com
http://www.drkoop.com/dyncon/article.asp?id=9321

HBO's 'Sex' touches on Baffling Condition--Chicago Sun Times
http://www.suntimes.com/output/health/vul11.html

Vulvo-What-ia?--The Tampa Tribune
http://www.tampatribune.com/Baylife/MGA1PBHOXNC.html

HBO Aside, Vulvodynia can be painfully true story--Chicago Tribune
http://www.vulvodyniasupport.com/archive01

Lactobacillus Viruses May Be Sexually Transmitted--University of Illinois
http://www.newswise.com/articles/1999/5/VAGINOSS.UIC.html

Over-the-Counter and Alternative Medicines in the Treatment of
Chronic Vaginal Symptoms-JAMA

http://www.ama-assn.org/special/womh/library/scan/vol_3/no_25/nyircom.htm

Women's Health Matters Network
http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca/
centres/pelvic_health/vulvodynia/index.html

American Academy of Family Physicians
http://familydoctor.org/handouts/367.html

Vulvodynia and Vulvar Vestibulitis: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990315ap/1547.html

A Deficiency in Interferon-
Production in Women with Vulvar Vestibulitis
http://www.harcourthealth.com/scripts/om.dll/serve?article=a121091

Shingles May Underlie Chronic Vulvar Pain
(look for story in yahoo archive, below link is now dead)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020409/hl_nm/shingles_vulvar_1

Researchers Find Possible Association Between Birth Control Pill,
Condition Causing Painful Sex

http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=12809

Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain Should Be Screened For
Interstitial Cystitis

Note: Requires Registration
http://mp.medscape.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=jSrt0D8jYm0DbD0FMHm0AA

National Candida Society
http://www.cmtomlinson.freeuk.com/digestv1i3.htm

The National Institutes of Health Office of Financial Management
http://www4.od.nih.gov/ofm/

National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

Vulvar Self-Exam: Taking Charge Of Your Own Health
http://www.medicalsexuality.org/html/patient_info/vul.asp#1

Endometriosis Tied To Other Diseases
http://www.msnbc.com/news/813425.asp

Endometriosis Linked to Autoimmune, Other Chronic Diseases
Note: Requires Registration
http://mp.medscape.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=jYLN0D8jYm0Dzg0FPCS0AV

Female trouble-Chronic vaginal pain can often defy diagnosis — and treatment
(Disclaimer of photo-I had no control over this choice and it is
bad!!!-I really am not that horrid to look at. SWEAR!!)

http://www.nydailynews.com/city_life/health/story/28883p-27465c.html

The Angry Bladder
http://www.theangrybladder.com

Interstitial Cystitis May Cause Many Cases of Pelvic Pain
Note: Requires Registration
http://mp.medscape.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=jZfa0D8jYm0Dzg0FSzw0Ap

Physicians Urged to Collaborate With Patients Who Use Internet
for Health Information

Note: Requires Registration
http://mp.medscape.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=jZfa0D8jYm0Dzg0FSzn0Ag

Vagina Verite
http://www.vaginaverite.com

Pain Mapping Alternatives to Diagnostic Laparoscopy
Gynecologists who are frustrated in their investigation of patients with unexplained pelvic pain should consider alternatives to the standard diagnostic laparoscopy.
Note: Requires Registration

http://mp.medscape.com/cgi-bin1/flo/y/jbLK0D8jYm0Dzg0FXpk0As

Painful Intercourse: A Physical Therapy Approach to Treatment http://www.newshe.com/articles/rosenbaum.shtml

Medication side effects strike 1 in 4
http://www.msnbc.com/news/901199.asp?0cv=CB10

Changes in Postpartum Perineal Muscle Function in Women
With and Without EpisiotomiesY
Note: Requires Registration
http://mp.medscape.com/cgi-bin1/DM/y/jbhD0D8jYm0Dzg0FZU60Av

MEDLINE Abstracts: Vulvodynia
Note: Requires Registration
(tons of current research information)
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/456317?mpid=14866&WebLogicSession=PvEOU9cfygrTIOrxLsDNY2XPo3bYkv7
eowevWjskqd4WffYM6H48|-3357757421428627878/184161394/6/7001/7001/7002/7002/7001/-1

Yeast Connection, Dr. Crook's site
http://www.yeastconnection.com

Extragenital Sites Potential Reservoirs for Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis
Note: Requires Registration
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/464429

Vulvodynia More Common Than Previously EstimatedAllegations of Fake Research Hit New High
Note: Requires Registration
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/467090

IBS Tales
http://www.ibstales.com

Allegations of Fake Research Hit New High
New Yahoo! News Story
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050709/ap_on_sc/fake_research
(link removed from Yahoo)

The American Pharmaceutical Association Practical Guide to Natural Medicines (book) 
The American Pharmaceutical Association Practical Guide To Natural Medicines:
The First Authoritative Home Reference For Herbs And Natural Remedies From The Nat

Dr.Andrew Weil's book
  Natural Health, Natural Medicine: The Complete Guide To
Wellness And Self-care For Optimum Health (Paperback)

Treat Me? The crucial health stat you've never heard of.
http://www.slate.com/id/2150354/?GT1=8592

Stoic or just lucky? Gene affects pain: study
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061023/sc_nm/science_pain_dc

Leaving the Rabbit Hole
http://migraine.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/leaving-the-rabbit-hole/index.html