Editing Vulvodynia (section)

===Clitorodynia===

The pain of vulvodynia may extend into the [[clitoris]]; this is referred to as [[clitorodynia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nva.org/what-is-vulvodynia/|title=What is Vulvodynia?|website=The National Vulvodynia Association|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref> Clitorodynia may be sometimes caused by [[clitoral|clitoris]] adhesions, a condition where the hood of the clitoris becomes stuck to the clitoris itself. Symptoms may include pain, hypersenstivity, hyposensitivity, difficulty with arousal, muted or absent orgasm. Clitoral adhesions are common among female patients with [[lichen sclerosus]], but also occur among the general population.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Romanello |first1=Jennifer |last2=Myers |first2=Monica |last3=Nico |first3=Elsa |last4=Rubin |first4=Rachel |journal=Sexual Medicine Reviews |date=March 2023 |volume=11 |issue=3 |title=Clitoral adhesions: a review of the literature |pages=196–201 |url=https://academic.oup.com/smr/article-abstract/11/3/196/7087163?redirectedFrom=PDF&casa_token=4N18Cq_HLWgAAAAA:8ADgli4HWPwXtmHI9U7RDf9T3S6uqVdLZJf-k0dcjwdKlFWFNUO4DNewRmQNQkGYQCQOVXliYVbx#409757386 |doi=10.1093/sxmrev/qead004 |pmid=36973166 |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> The prevalence of clitoral adhesions is unknown. Clitorodynia has been neglected in medical research and under-recognized in clincical practice.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gross |first1=Rachel |title=News: Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why... (The New York Times) - Behind the headlines - NLM |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/17461/#:~:text=Why%20Don't%20Doctors%20Study%20It%3F&text=The%20organ%20is%20%E2%80%9Ccompletely%20ignored,devastating%20to%20women's%20sexual%20health. |access-date=29 March 2024 |work=NCBI |agency=The New York Times |date=October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>