Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Women's Health, University of Washington, Box 356460, Seattle, WA 98195-6460, USA.
Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2006 Nov;8(6):473-80. doi: 10.1007/s11908-006-0022-8.
Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (VVS) is one of the most common causes of genital pain and pain with sexual intercourse, affecting up to 15% of women. The syndrome is characterized by severe pain on vestibular touch or attempted vaginal entry, exquisite tenderness to palpation with a cotton swab, and often subtle physical findings confined to vestibular erythema. The etiology of VVS is unknown. However, it is probably best to consider VVS as a chronic local inflammatory condition with a wide variety of etiologic causes. The heterogeneity of potential etiologies for VVS results in the use of multiple treatment regimens in clinical practice. Scientifically rigorous studies are sorely needed to determine the best treatment approach.
外阴前庭炎综合征（VVS）是外阴疼痛和性交痛最常见的原因之一，影响多达 15%的女性。该综合征的特征是外阴触诊或试图插入阴道时出现严重疼痛，用棉签触诊时极度敏感，并且通常只有外阴红斑等细微的体格检查发现。VVS 的病因尚不清楚。然而，最好将 VVS 视为一种慢性局部炎症性疾病，其病因多种多样。VVS 潜在病因的异质性导致在临床实践中使用多种治疗方案。非常需要进行科学严谨的研究来确定最佳的治疗方法。
