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Is Chronic Stress During Childhood Associated with Adult-Onset Vulvodynia?

Maheruh Khandker, Sonya S. Brady, Elizabeth G. Stewart, Bernard L. Harlow

Journal of Women s Health · 2014 · 79 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

Our findings suggest that affect-based chronic stressors may be important to the psychobiological mechanisms of vulvodynia. Prospective studies are recommended to test biopsychosocial models of the etiology of vulvodynia.

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