Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Inflammation of the vulva.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Inflammation of the vulva.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Inflammation of the vulva.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine An often painful
inflammation of thevulva .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun inflammation of the vulva
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Examples
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Symptoms of vulvitis include itching, redness, and swelling.
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Several other conditions vulvitis, herpes may respond temporarily to treatment for candida and then recur a short time later, so accurate diagnosis is important.
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Postmenopausal women often develop vulvitis because as hormone levels drop, the vulvar tissues become thinner, drier, and less elastic and therefore susceptible to irritation and infection.
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Clarke (cervix); and Marianne McPherson (vulvitis/vulvodynia).
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Women with diabetes may develop vulvitis because the sugar content of the cells is higher, increasing susceptibility to infection.
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Depending on the cause of vulvitis, your health care provider may prescribe antifungal creams or antibacterial treatment.
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To prevent vulvitis, see “Preventing Vaginal Infections,” p.
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In diabetic vulvitis, the skin may look beefy red; in postmenopausal vulvitis, sores and red, irritated areas often appear.
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Stress, inadequate diet, and poor hygiene can make you more susceptible to vulvitis.
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If the vulvitis persists or worsens, you may need a vulvar biopsy to rule out the possibility of cancer or chronic vulvar conditions such as lichens sclerosa.
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