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Calcium citrate for vulvar vestibulitis. A case report.
C C Solomons1, M H Melmed, S M Heitler
1Rose Medical Center, Denver, CO.
The Journal of Reproductive Medicine
|December 1, 1991
Summary
This study found that periodic hyperoxaluria may contribute to vulvodynia (vulvar pain). Supplementing with calcium citrate significantly reduced symptoms, suggesting metabolic factors warrant further investigation for this chronic pain condition.
Area of Science:
- Gynecology
- Urology
- Metabolic Medicine
Background:
- Vulvodynia (vulvar vestibulitis) is a chronic pain condition significantly impacting quality of life.
- Previous treatments, including surgery, offered no relief for a patient with a four-year history of severe vulvodynia.
- Oxalate has been implicated in epithelial reactions similar to those observed in vulvodynia.