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For more than two decades, the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders have been referral centers for the treatment of vulvodynia, sexual pain disorders, dermatologic diseases of the vulva, recurrent vulvovaginal infections, and female sexual dysfunction. In 2009 we celebrated the 24th anniversary of the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders in Washington D.C. and the 8th anniversary of our offices in New York City and Annapolis, Maryland.
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We are often asked, "Why do I need to come to a specialist for my problem? Isn't my doctor able to treat this?" The unfortunate answer to these questions is that most physicians or nurse practitioners who provide routine gynecologic care have not received adequate training in the diseases of the vulva. In fact, a recent editorial in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology called the vulva the "forgotten pelvic organ." In addition, most health care providers have insufficient training in the diagnosis and treatment of sexual problems including pain during sex and decreased libido.
Most women believe that vulvar itching, burning, and vaginal discharge can only mean one thing: a yeast infection. But in fact, more than two dozen diseases can cause the symptoms of genital itching, burning, irritation, rawness, throbbing, urinary frequency, urinary urgency, and pain during sex. The physicians at the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders are specialists in the diagnosis and treatments of these conditions.
The diseases we treat include vulvodynia, vulvar vestibulitis, interstitial cystitis, lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, chronic candidiasis, recurrent bacterial vaginosis, desquamative inflammatory vaginitis, atrophic vestibulitis, pelvic floor dysfunction, human papiloma virus infection (HPV), VIN, herpes, post-herpetic neuralgia, pudendal neuralgia, endometriosis, persistent sexual arousal disorder, and chronic pelvic pain.
The physicians at the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders, Dr. Andrew Goldstein, Dr Lara Burrows and our founder Dr. Stanley Marinoff, are experts in the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. All of our physicians have been elected as Fellows of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disorders- the preeminent medical society devoted to the treatment of vulvovaginal disorders and sexual pain. In addition, all of our physicians have conducted and published medical research on these diseases. Dr. Marianne Brandon, a clinical psychologist and certified sex therapist, helps our patients overcome the psychological and relationship issues that accompany sexual pain disorders.
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