The Recurrent Pain and Sexual Sequelae of Provoked Vestibulodynia: A Perpetuating Cycle

New findings on brain activity associated with recurrent clinical pain, functional brain changes associated with CBT and mindfulness, plus new data on stress systems within the skin along with data on increased stress load in women with PVD, support the use of mindfulness‐based CBT for the recurrent pain and sexual suffering from PVD. Basson R. The recurrent pain and sexual sequelae of provoked vestibulodynia: A perpetuating cycle. J Sex Med 2012;9:2077-2092.