VVS is characterized by severe pain with attempted penetration of the vaginal orifice and reports of tenderness with pressure within the<unk>  vestibule. Usually there are no reports of pain with pressure to other surrounding areas of the<unk>  The feelings of irritation and burning can persist for hours or days following sexual activity, engendering a sense of hopelessness and depression. VVS also can often cause dyspareunia. The pain may be provoked by touch or contact with an object, such as the insertion of a tampon, with vaginal intercourse, or with the pressure from sitting on a bicycle seat, provoked vestibulodynia, or it may be constant, as in the case of unprovoked, generalized vestibulodynia. Some women have had pain since their first penetration (primary<unk>  while some have had it after a period of time with pain-free penetration (secondary<unk> . Relationship problems often occur as the result of chronic frustration, disappointment, and depression associated with the condition.
Vulvar vestibulitis
Rectovestibular fistula
Nasal vestibulitis
Ophthalmodynia periodica
Vestibular adenitis
Oculoauricular syndrome
Transient lingual papillitis
Blepharitis