![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For the next five years, I visited gynecologists, nurse practitioners, midwives, naturopathic doctors, physical therapists, and acupuncturists for second opinions, hoping to find someone who could help me. From her behavior, I knew that she was not the right doctor for me. Eventually I was diagnosed with vulvodynia by a gynecologist who nervously laughed and led with, “You aren’t going to like what I have to say.” She was right. To understand what was causing it, I visited my gynecologist many times and had numerous vaginal cultures, which were always negative. In social situations, I silently prayed that people wouldn’t tell me to sit down, because it intensified the pain. For six years, I dealt with severe vulvar pain that felt like an iron was burning me.
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