What Is Vulvar Vestibulitis? - Dr. Kellogg Spadt (VIDEO)

Dr. Kellogg Spadt:

It is a chronic inflammatory condition of the small glands right at the opening of the vagina called the vestibular glands. They are not infected nor are they bleeding. They are not obviously having a problem, but when something goes against them, some mechanical irritation, a finger, tampon, a penis, a vibrator just at the entrance, because that where they are at the entrance, the woman experiences burning, searing pain and a feeling as though she really does want to have any further penetration.

About Dr. Kellogg Spadt, Ph.D., C.R.N.P.:
Dr. Susan Kellogg Spadt is a Professor of OB/GYN at Drexel University College of Medicine, and professor of Human Sexuality at Widner University. She is also the Director of Vulvar Pain and Sexual Medicine at The Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute. She has her Ph.D. in Human Sexuality from the University of Pennsylvania; her post-masters certificate as an OB/GYN Practitioner from the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Professional Development; her MSN as a Maternal-Child Clinical Specialist from Loyola University and her BSN from the College of St. Teresa.

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• Painful Sexual Intercourse
• Reproductive System
• Sexual Well-Being