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Symptoms List

Symptoms could include:
  • Itching Genital
  • Pain In Urethra
  • Vaginal Bleeding After Intercourse
  • Vaginal Burning Sensation

Symptoms Overview Articles

Atrophic vaginitis
Vaginal soreness - may be an itching or burning sensation; Slight vaginal discharge; Burning on urination; Light bleeding after intercourse; Painful sexual intercourse.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 8, 2006

Specific Symptom Articles

Pain
Definition and classification Pain is a universal human experience. The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as " an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Pain
Pain, medically termed "nociception," is a response to noxious stimuli that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons . The discomfort signals actual or impending injury to the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Communicating About Pain
Communicating About PainResourcesAmerican Pain Foundation888-615-7246www.painfoundation.orgAmerican Chronic Pain Associationwww.theacpa.orgThe National Pain Foundation www.painconnection.orgYou have a right to have pain treated. Untreated pain can...
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Pain
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons. The discomfort signals actual or potential injury to the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Measuring Your Pain
Measuring Your PainA pain scale helps you rate pain intensity. In the scale, 0 means no pain, and 10 is the worst pain possible.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Pain
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons. The discomfort signals actual or potential injury to the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Pain
Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by nerves in the body. Pain arises from any number of situations.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Dyspareunia
Dyspareunia is painful sexual intercourse. The same term is used whether the pain results from a medical or a psychosocial problem.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Urination - painful
Painful urination describes any pain, discomfort, or burning sensation during urination.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 15, 2006
Vaginal discharge
Substances emitted from the vagina can vary in consistency (thick, pasty, thin), color (clear, cloudy), and smell (normal, odorless, bad odor).
Source:ADAM
Date:August 17, 2007
Vaginal dryness treatment
Many women claim that creams containing wild yam relieve their symptoms of vaginal dryness...Avoiding these may reduce vaginal dryness in some women...A very common cause of vaginal dryness is lack of the hormone estrogen...
Source:ADAM
Date:November 9, 2007
Vaginal itching
Vaginal itching is a tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin of the vagina and the surrounding area ( vulva ). The itching may cause a desire to scratch the affected area.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 9, 2007
Vaginal Pain
Pain in the vaginal canal is usually associated with an underlying medical and/or psychological condition. Vaginal pain is experienced usually during vaginal manipulation or sexual intercourse.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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