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Pudendal nerve entrapment (PNE), also known as Alcock canal syndrome, [1] [2] is an uncommon [1] [3] [4] source of chronic pain in which the pudendal nerve (located in the pelvis) is entrapped or compressed in Alcock's canal.
Vulvodynia isn't well understood, but doctors believe the pain comes from the extra nerve fibers in that outer part of the vagina and vulva. "It's the most enervated part of the vagina," says Dr ...
Pain is the most notable symptom of vulvodynia, and can be characterized as a burning, stinging, irritation or sharp pain that occurs in the vulva and entrance to the vagina. It may be constant, intermittent or happen only when the vulva is touched, but vulvodynia usually has a long duration. [6]
The pudendal nerve is the main nerve of the perineum. [1]: 274 It is a mixed (motor and sensory) nerve and also conveys sympathetic autonomic fibers.It carries sensation from the external genitalia of both sexes and the skin around the anus and perineum, as well as the motor supply to various pelvic muscles, including the male or female external urethral sphincter and the external anal sphincter.
Vulvodynia, or painful vulvar syndrome, refers to “pain in the vagina or vulva (which can include the clitoris, labia, vestibule-vaginal opening, and urethra) that lasts at least three months ...
“This is essentially caused by hypersensitivity on the nerve endings in the vagina,” Dr. Streicher says. ... during sex that results in physical pain. This can cause the vaginal and pelvic ...
Pain extending outside of the vulvar vestibule may have other sources. Damage to the pudendal nerve ("pudendal neuralgia" or pudendal nerve entrapment) can cause unilateral or bilateral pain. Persistent genital arousal disorder can also cause pain in the vulvar vestibule. Spinal pathology can also cause vulvar pain. [10]
Vaginismus occurs when the muscles around the opening to the vagina tighten up like “a clenched jaw due to actual or anticipated pain,” ob-gyn Dr. Kimberly Langdon tells Yahoo Life.