Welcome to the Vulval Pain Society, a UK registered charity supporting vulval pain sufferers.
Our aims are:
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To promote and protect the physical and mental health of sufferers of vulval pain through the provision of support, education and practical advice
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To advance the education of the general public in all areas relating to vulval pain
We offer advice and information on all vulval pain matters. You can read detailed information about vulvodynia, vestibulodynia (previously known as vulval vestibulitis), lichen sclerosus, and other vulval pain conditions. We also have information on sex and vulval pain, pregnancy and vulval pain, and other general good advice.
VPS is in Bella magazine!
We're featured in an article on vulvodynia in next week's print edition (9 July 2019, p42, on sale until 8 July 2019) of the UK women's weekly magazine Bella. The article covers the condition and also includes a personal history from a brave volunteer.
UPDATE - University of the West of England study on men's experiences of their partners' sexual pain
The VPS has had reports that for some people the link to the online survey for this study was not working correctly. We're happy to say that this problem has now been resolved, but we have also included a further direct link to the study website just in case.
The study is still open to new participants, so if you were interested in taking part before but were unable to access the survey, please do try again on our Current research page.
NHS leaflet on coping with vulvodynia
Living with vulvodynia is an NHS leaflet produced by King's College Hospital which discusses the impact of vulvodynia on your daily life and outlines approaches to managing the pain and improving your quality of life, with a particular focus on psychology and the relationship between mind and body.
Participants needed for web-based study on men's experience of their partners' sexual pain (University of the West of England, Bristol, UK)
The University of the West of England are looking for participants for a study on how men experience sexual pain in their partners.
To participate in the online survey, you will need to be male, over the age of 18 and resident in the UK, and you will need to have been in a relationship with a woman suffering from pain during sexual intercourse (or pain preventing intercourse).
Full details of the study are given on our Current research page.
Article on vulvodynia in Stylist magazine
The VPS has recently contributed to and features in an article on vulvodynia in the weekly women's magazine Stylist.
The article details one woman's journey with vulvodynia and can be found on the Stylist website.
Supporter Natalie successfully completes half marathon for VPS
A huge 'well done' and 'thank you' to VPS supporter Natalie Pougher, who took part in the Hever Half Marathon at Hever Castle, Kent on Sunday 8 July 2018 in order to raise funds for the VPS, successfully completing the event despite sweltering weather (apparently 31C on the day!).
If you're interested in making a donation, there's still time to do so if you visit Natalie's fundraising page, where you can also find more details about the event.
You can read more about Natalie's personal journey with vulvodynia on her blog.