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Media Corner
Vulvodynia in the Media

Vulvodynia has been featured in magazines, newspapers and on television shows in the past decade. Listed below are some of the highlights.

TELEVISION
Private Practice (ABC) October 2007

Seeking Solutions with Suzanne (Comcast) January 2007

The Art of Women’s Health (PBS) April 2005

Sex and the City (HBO) June 2000

The Oprah Winfrey Show (NBC) February 2000

RADIO
Voices in the Family with Dr. Dan Gottlieb
WHYY- Philadelphia, PA
November 27, 2006
http://www.whyy.org/91FM/voices200611.html (click on 11/27/06, Women and Healthcare)

BOOKS
The V Book
Elizabeth Stewart, MD and Paula Spencer

The Vulvodynia Survival Guide
Howard Glazer, PhD and Gae Rodke, MD

The Camera My Mother Gave Me
Susanna Kaysen

NEWSPAPER
Aversion to sex may be medical
Ann Landers
Syndicated columnist: February 27, 2002

HBO aside, vulvodynia can be painfully true story
Wendy Navratil
Chicago Tribune: June 13, 2001

HBO’s ‘Sex’ touches on baffling condition
Jim Ritter
Chicago Sun-Times: June 11, 2001

No Laughing Matter: A below-the-belt joke in ‘Sex and the City’s’ season premiere proves not so funny in real life
Susan Ferraro
New York Daily News: June 7, 2001

MAGAZINES

Help for Intimate Pain
Denise Foley
Prevention: November 2007

Your (Very Personal) Health at 20, 30, 40 and 50
Andrea Cooper
Redbook: October 2007

I Can’t Tell My Doctor That!
Arricca Elin SanSone
Woman’s Day: February 2005

When Sex Hurts
Rachel Grumman
Ladies’ Home Journal: August 2004

Betrayed by Her Body
Lisa Collier Cool
Good Housekeeping: September 2004

Sex Hurts
Jan Sheehan & Holly Taylor
Marie Claire: February 2002

The secret pain women share
Michele Chabin
Redbook: November 2001

Not Tonight, Dear
Carol Saline
Philadelphia Magazine: October 2000

The Sex Problem No One Talks About
Sarah McCraw Crow
Parents: October 1999

Sexual Healing: For many women – maybe millions – intimacy is agony.
Finally doctors can help.

Kate Lee
Health Magazine: May 1998

When Sex Hurts
Paula Dranov
Good Housekeeping: March 1997

Articles on vulvodynia have also appeared in Elle, Cosmopolitan, First for Women, National Enquirer, Prevention, Self and a variety of other magazines.


The National Vulvodynia Association (NVA) is an educational, nonprofit organization founded to disseminate information on vulvodynia. The NVA recommends that you consult your own health care practitioner to determine which course of treatment or medication is appropriate for you.

Last updated June 10, 2009