The percentage of women affected is not entirely clear, but estimates range as high as 16%. Many other conditions that are not truly<unk>  (diagnosis is made by ruling out other causes of vulvar pain) could be confused with it. Vulvar pain is a quite frequent complaint in women's health clinics.<unk>  is a new term in the medical literature.
Vulvodynia
Allodynia
Xiphodynia
Vaginismus
Geniospasm
Palmar erythema
Atypical facial pain
Cynophobia