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===Vestibulodynia=== {{Main|Vestibulodynia}} Vestibulodynia, formerly known as vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (VVS), or simply vulvar vestibulitis,<ref>{{cite journal |pmid=15568398 |year=2004 |last1=Moyal-Barracco |first1=M |title=2003 ISSVD terminology and classification of vulvodynia: A historical perspective |journal=The Journal of Reproductive Medicine |volume=49 |issue=10 |pages=772–7 |last2=Lynch |first2=P. J. }}</ref> refers to pain localized to the [[vulval vestibule|vestibular]] region. It tends to be associated with a highly localized "burning" or "cutting" type of pain. Vestibulodynia is the most common subtype of vulvodynia that affects premenopausal women – the syndrome has been cited as affecting about 10%–15% of women seeking gynecological care.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1080/02674659708408174 |title=The treatment of vulvar vestibulitis syndrome: Towards a multimodal approach |journal=Sexual and Marital Therapy |volume=12 |issue=4 |pages=305–311 |year=1997 |last1=Bergeron |first1=Sophie |last2=Binik |first2=Yitzchak M. |last3=Khalifé |first3=Samir |last4=Meana |first4=Marta |last5=Berkley |first5=Karen J. |last6=Pagidas |first6=Kelly }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1097/00002508-199703000-00006 |pmid=9084950 |title=Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome: A Critical Review |journal=The Clinical Journal of Pain |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=27–42 |year=1997 |last1=Bergeron |first1=Sophie |last2=Binik |first2=Yitzchak M. |last3=Khalifé |first3=Samir |last4=Pagidas |first4=Kelly }}</ref>
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