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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

 

Dr. Oz Show January 2010

ABC 7 November 2009

The Doctors August 2009

20/20 August 2009

Private Practice October 2007

Seeking Solutions with Suzanne January 2007

The Art of Women’s Health April 2005

Sex and the City June 2001

The Oprah Winfrey Show February 2001

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


Secret Suffering
Susan Billheimer

Heal Pelvic Pain
Amy Stein

Female Sexual Pain Disorders
Andrew Goldstein, Caroline Pukall, and Irwin Goldstein

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


Understanding Painful Bladder Syndrome
Jennifer Gunter, MD
Examiner: April 17, 2009

Dismissed and Undiagnosed
Zoe Cormier
Globe and Mail: December 2, 2008

New Insights into Genital Pain in Women
Jane Brody
New York Times: January 29, 2008

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


9 Things You Should Ask Your Gynecologist
Sarah Jio
Woman's Day: January 2010

12 Ways to Make Your Love Life Sizzle Again
Amy Beal
Parenting.com: April 2009

A Longtime vulvodynia patient finally gets help from a pain specialist
Louise Sloan
Health.com: September 2008

Coping with 5 Common Sex Problems
Lindsay Lyon, Adam Voiland, Sarah Baldauf
US News & World Report: September 2008

Pelvic Problems that Affect Your Sex Life
Heather Morgan Shott
WebMD: May/June 2008

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 is a nonprofit organization that strives to improve women's lives through education, support, advocacy and research funding. The NVA is not a medical authority and strongly recommends that you consult your own health care provider regarding any course of treatment or medication.

Last Updated on February 2, 2012