STUDY OBJECTIVE: Vulvodynia is a chronic vulvar pain condition that remains underrecognized in pediatric and adolescent gynecology (PAG), often resulting in delayed diagnosis and management. Although topical gabapentin (TG) has demonstrated promise in adults, pediatric outcome data remain limited....
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Discussion
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No actionable change for audiology practice; this article has no relevance to hearing, balance, or audiology-adjacent clinical domains.
This study has no meaningful relevance to the audiology field; it is included here for completeness but should not be indexed in audiology-focused resources.
- 01Case series on vulvodynia in pediatric and adolescent patients — not an audiology topic.
- 02Published in Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (2026).
- 03No audiology, hearing, balance, or otology relevance identified.
- 04Included in this batch but should be excluded from audiology content pipelines.
- 05Evidence level is low (case series); clinical guidance is for gynecology specialists only.
- PMID
- 42815843
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jpag.2026.09.011.
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
- Publication type
- case_report
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Pediatric and adolescent females with vulvodynia
- Intervention
- Clinical management of vulvodynia
Primary outcomes
Clinical presentation of vulvodynia in pediatric/adolescent populations; Management outcomes