Episodes

In another episode with Dr. Melissa Mauskar, a dermatologist from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, her and Dr. Selk discuss pigmented vulvar lesions. Topics covered include types of vulvar pigmented lesions, mimickers of pigmented lesions, when to biopsy, vulvar melanoma, specific ways to biopsy melanomas, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, treatments, and symptoms associated with pigmented lesions.

In another episode with Dr. Melissa Mauskar, a dermatologist from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, her and Dr. Selk discuss pigmented vulvar lesions. Topics covered include types of vulvar pigmented lesions, mimickers of pigmented lesions, when to biopsy, vulvar melanoma, specific ways to biopsy melanomas, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, treatments, and symptoms associated with pigmented lesions.

In another episode with Dr. Melissa Mauskar, a dermatologist from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, her and Dr. Selk discuss pigmented vulvar lesions. Topics covered include types of vulvar pigmented lesions, mimickers of pigmented lesions, when to biopsy, vulvar melanoma, specific ways to biopsy melanomas, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, treatments, and symptoms associated with pigmented lesions.

In this week’s episode Dr. Selk chats again with Dr. Jennifer Bradford, a gynecologist in Sydney, Australia with a tertiary care practice in vulvovaginal disease and co-author of “The Vulva” handbook. In this second episode covering lichen sclerosus and lichen planus with Dr. Bradford, they discuss how pregnancy can affect these conditions. Topics discussed include how lichen sclerosus (LS) and lichen planus (LP) symptoms change over the course of pregnancy and post-partum, LS and LP treatments ...

In this week’s episode Dr. Selk chats again with Dr. Jennifer Bradford, a gynecologist in Sydney, Australia with a tertiary care practice in vulvovaginal disease and co-author of “The Vulva” handbook. In this second episode covering lichen sclerosus and lichen planus with Dr. Bradford, they discuss how pregnancy can affect these conditions. Topics discussed include how lichen sclerosus (LS) and lichen planus (LP) symptoms change over the course of pregnancy and post-partum, LS and LP treatments ...

In this week’s episode Dr. Selk chats again with Dr. Jennifer Bradford, a gynecologist in Sydney, Australia with a tertiary care practice in vulvovaginal disease and co-author of “The Vulva” handbook. In this second episode covering lichen sclerosus and lichen planus with Dr. Bradford, they discuss how pregnancy can affect these conditions. Topics discussed include how lichen sclerosus (LS) and lichen planus (LP) symptoms change over the course of pregnancy and post-partum, LS and LP treatments ...

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Jennifer Bradford, who is a gynecologist in Sydney, Australia with an exclusive vulvovaginal practice and the co-author of the clinical handbook "The Vulva." This episode covers surgeries for scarring secondary to lichen planus and lichen sclerosus. Topics discussed include types of surgeries, pre-operative requirements, anesthetics, surgical techniques, who to operate on, treating vaginal agglutination in lichen planus, and post-operative management.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Jennifer Bradford, who is a gynecologist in Sydney, Australia with an exclusive vulvovaginal practice and the co-author of the clinical handbook "The Vulva." This episode covers surgeries for scarring secondary to lichen planus and lichen sclerosus. Topics discussed include types of surgeries, pre-operative requirements, anesthetics, surgical techniques, who to operate on, treating vaginal agglutination in lichen planus, and post-operative management.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Jennifer Bradford, who is a gynecologist in Sydney, Australia with an exclusive vulvovaginal practice and the co-author of the clinical handbook "The Vulva." This episode covers surgeries for scarring secondary to lichen planus and lichen sclerosus. Topics discussed include types of surgeries, pre-operative requirements, anesthetics, surgical techniques, who to operate on, treating vaginal agglutination in lichen planus, and post-operative management.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Sofia Torres, a gynecologist in Buenos Aires, Argentina, about cosmetic gynecology. Topics covered include types of cosmetic gynecologic procedures (surgical and non-surgical), why they've become more popular, who offers these procedures, evaluating patient motivations for undergoing these procedures, resources for patient education, patient counselling recommendations, assessing for organic anatomic issues, post-operative complications, and laser procedures.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Sofia Torres, a gynecologist in Buenos Aires, Argentina, about cosmetic gynecology. Topics covered include types of cosmetic gynecologic procedures (surgical and non-surgical), why they've become more popular, who offers these procedures, evaluating patient motivations for undergoing these procedures, resources for patient education, patient counselling recommendations, assessing for organic anatomic issues, post-operative complications, and laser procedures.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Sofia Torres, a gynecologist in Buenos Aires, Argentina, about cosmetic gynecology. Topics covered include types of cosmetic gynecologic procedures (surgical and non-surgical), why they've become more popular, who offers these procedures, evaluating patient motivations for undergoing these procedures, resources for patient education, patient counselling recommendations, assessing for organic anatomic issues, post-operative complications, and laser procedures.

In her second feature on "The Vulva Diaries," Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Melissa Mauskar, a dermatologist at UT Southwestern Medial Center in Dallas, Texas, about issues that can occur with vulvar hair removal. Topics covered include hair removal methods, side effects from shaving, prevention of these side effects, reasons for vulvar hair removal, side effects from hair removal creams and waxing and prevention of these side effects, managing burns from waxing, laser hair removal, issues with perman...

In her second feature on "The Vulva Diaries," Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Melissa Mauskar, a dermatologist at UT Southwestern Medial Center in Dallas, Texas, about issues that can occur with vulvar hair removal. Topics covered include hair removal methods, side effects from shaving, prevention of these side effects, reasons for vulvar hair removal, side effects from hair removal creams and waxing and prevention of these side effects, managing burns from waxing, laser hair removal, issues with perman...

In her second feature on "The Vulva Diaries," Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Melissa Mauskar, a dermatologist at UT Southwestern Medial Center in Dallas, Texas, about issues that can occur with vulvar hair removal. Topics covered include hair removal methods, side effects from shaving, prevention of these side effects, reasons for vulvar hair removal, side effects from hair removal creams and waxing and prevention of these side effects, managing burns from waxing, laser hair removal, issues with perman...

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Michelle Jacobson, a gynecologist in Toronto, about graft versus host disease (GVHD). Topics covered include the definition of GVHD, counselling of stem cell transplant patients, assessing for genital GVHD, patient presentation, detecting GVHD in the context of menopause, physical features of genital GVHD, when to treat with surgery, recurrence risk, medical therapies and other treatments, vaginal creams versus ointments, treating post-menopausal women with vaginal steroi...

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Michelle Jacobson, a gynecologist in Toronto, about graft versus host disease (GVHD). Topics covered include the definition of GVHD, counselling of stem cell transplant patients, assessing for genital GVHD, patient presentation, detecting GVHD in the context of menopause, physical features of genital GVHD, when to treat with surgery, recurrence risk, medical therapies and other treatments, vaginal creams versus ointments, treating post-menopausal women with vaginal steroi...

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Michelle Jacobson, a gynecologist in Toronto, about graft versus host disease (GVHD). Topics covered include the definition of GVHD, counselling of stem cell transplant patients, assessing for genital GVHD, patient presentation, detecting GVHD in the context of menopause, physical features of genital GVHD, when to treat with surgery, recurrence risk, medical therapies and other treatments, vaginal creams versus ointments, treating post-menopausal women with vaginal steroi...

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Mario Preti, a gynecologist and oncologist in Torino, Italy and the past President of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD), about vulvar cancer. Topics covered include prevalence, demographics, types of vulvar cancer, risk factors and causes, how vulvar cancer patients present, what is seen on physical exam, diagnosis, how to biopsy a suspicious lesion, treatment, impact of lymph node metastases, inguinal lymph node removal and sentinel ...

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Mario Preti, a gynecologist and oncologist in Torino, Italy and the past President of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD), about vulvar cancer. Topics covered include prevalence, demographics, types of vulvar cancer, risk factors and causes, how vulvar cancer patients present, what is seen on physical exam, diagnosis, how to biopsy a suspicious lesion, treatment, impact of lymph node metastases, inguinal lymph node removal and sentinel ...

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Mario Preti, a gynecologist and oncologist in Torino, Italy and the past President of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD), about vulvar cancer. Topics covered include prevalence, demographics, types of vulvar cancer, risk factors and causes, how vulvar cancer patients present, what is seen on physical exam, diagnosis, how to biopsy a suspicious lesion, treatment, impact of lymph node metastases, inguinal lymph node removal and sentinel ...

This is our first patient interview episode! In this episode Dr. Selk interviews Clare Baumhauer, who is a patient with lichen sclerosus and vulvar cancer, a patient advocate for these conditions, and the co-founder of the UK Vulvar Cancer Awareness Group. Topics covered include Clare's patient journey, including her long road to diagnosis, reasons for lack of patient and healthcare provider awareness about vulvovaginal diseases, difficulties with finding knowledgable practitioners, the story be...

This is our first patient interview episode! In this episode Dr. Selk interviews Clare Baumhauer, who is a patient with lichen sclerosus and vulvar cancer, a patient advocate for these conditions, and the co-founder of the UK Vulvar Cancer Awareness Group. Topics covered include Clare's patient journey, including her long road to diagnosis, reasons for lack of patient and healthcare provider awareness about vulvovaginal diseases, difficulties with finding knowledgable practitioners, the story be...

This is our first patient interview episode! In this episode Dr. Selk interviews Clare Baumhauer, who is a patient with lichen sclerosus and vulvar cancer, a patient advocate for these conditions, and the co-founder of the UK Vulvar Cancer Awareness Group. Topics covered include Clare's patient journey, including her long road to diagnosis, reasons for lack of patient and healthcare provider awareness about vulvovaginal diseases, difficulties with finding knowledgable practitioners, the story be...