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What is vestibulodynia?

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What is vestibulodynia?

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Vestibulodynia, sometimes called burning vulva syndrome, triggers unusual and extreme vaginal pain and pressure. Watch OB/GYN specialist Lauren Streicher, MD, discuss this unpleasant condition, and how taking birth control pills could bring it on.

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