For decades, women suffering from vulvodynia have been told that nothing seems to be wrong with them — nothing, that is, that the examining physician can discern — or that the condition may be real but that nothing can be done.
Here are two valuable resources:
1. New Insights into Genital Pain in Women by Jane Brody. NYT Jan 29, 2008 Permalink
2. A thorough review for health care professionals Download Vulvodynia.pdf
Susanna Kaysen wrote a fine book on her own journey with vulvodynia: The Camera My Mother Gave Me Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Vintage (October 8, 2002) This can be purchased from ABE Books for ~ $5.00 (which includes shipping) Well worth reading.