pelvic pain

At age 45, Jennifer found herself at a turning point in dealing with her uterine fibroids. In this story, she discusses her process for seeking treatment.

Trauma can lead to chronic pain and other physical conditions, sometimes years after the event.

In this podcast episode, a married couple shares how they navigate their sexual and emotional relationship when penetration causes vulvovaginal pain.

Even our language betrays the sexist bias of reproductive health studies. Elizabeth Hlavinka discusses how we're still being harmed by a long history of ignoring, misperceiving, and discounting women's bodies.

PCOS is a reproductive justice issue. Racism, sexism, stress, and trauma all contribute to Black women's disproportionately high rates of PCOS, as well as whether Black women even get diagnosed correctly, and the treatment we receive

In this article, a pelvic health physical therapist explains how sexual trauma affects the body and contributes to chronic pelvic pain (CPP) as well as other bodily systems and cycles.

Midwife Stephanie Tillman, a doctoral student in Health Care Ethics, blogs about how to navigate painful cervical exams during pregnancy. What would cervical exams be like if we used a feminist approach to care?

This informational site helps health care providers -- and all of us -- better understand the intricacies of vulva and vaginal health.

This multimedia zine is a fantastic resource for people with chronic vulvovaginal and pelvic pain (and those who care about them).

SD discusses her experience with severe pain after insertion of a copper IUD.

A concise, factual, and helpful outline of the various types of vulvovaginal pain and their treatments.

This nonjudgmental article offers information on what causes vaginismus, helpful language for speaking with doctors, possible treatments, and more.