Introduction

This modules is an illustration of a chapter (in Part 1) on Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD). Like all of these chapters the following fixed structure is used:

  1. Definition & aims; short definition in layman terms & didactical goals: After reading this chapter you...”
  2. Case history
  3. Didactical questions; cross section of questions to prime the readers interest (option for pre and post testing)
  4. Facts & Figures: formal definitions, classification and prevalence
  5. Aetiology/Pathogenesis; riskfactors, indicators, onset characteristics etc.
  6. Treatment summary: a quick glance at specific diagnostics & therapeutics
  7. A competency based profile