Episodes

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Mary Lou Baxter, a dermatologist and the co-director of the gynaecology-dermatology clinic at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, about a variety of vulvovaginal conditions causing itch. The conditions discussed include psoriasis on the vulva (how it presents, incidence, diagnosis, and treatment) and vulvar eczema (how it presents, diagnosis, common triggering irritants and allergens, when to use patch testing, and how to treat contact dermatitis).

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Mary Lou Baxter, a dermatologist and the co-director of the gynaecology-dermatology clinic at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, about a variety of vulvovaginal conditions causing itch. The conditions discussed include psoriasis on the vulva (how it presents, incidence, diagnosis, and treatment) and vulvar eczema (how it presents, diagnosis, common triggering irritants and allergens, when to use patch testing, and how to treat contact dermatitis).

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Mary Lou Baxter, a dermatologist and the co-director of the gynaecology-dermatology clinic at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, about a variety of vulvovaginal conditions causing itch. The conditions discussed include psoriasis on the vulva (how it presents, incidence, diagnosis, and treatment) and vulvar eczema (how it presents, diagnosis, common triggering irritants and allergens, when to use patch testing, and how to treat contact dermatitis).

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. EJ Mayeaux, the chairman of the Department of Family and Preventative Medicine and professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of South Carolina, about lichen simplex chronicus (LSC). Topics covered include the definition of LSC, how common LSC is, diagnosis, what advice to give to patients, treatment options, counselling around steroid use, medications for controlling itch, recurrence rate, and the importance of motivating patients for cure.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. EJ Mayeaux, the chairman of the Department of Family and Preventative Medicine and professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of South Carolina, about lichen simplex chronicus (LSC). Topics covered include the definition of LSC, how common LSC is, diagnosis, what advice to give to patients, treatment options, counselling around steroid use, medications for controlling itch, recurrence rate, and the importance of motivating patients for cure.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. EJ Mayeaux, the chairman of the Department of Family and Preventative Medicine and professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of South Carolina, about lichen simplex chronicus (LSC). Topics covered include the definition of LSC, how common LSC is, diagnosis, what advice to give to patients, treatment options, counselling around steroid use, medications for controlling itch, recurrence rate, and the importance of motivating patients for cure.

In this episode covering vulvodynia, Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, the co-founder and Director Emerita of the Vulvovaginal Service at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Atrius Health in Boston, the author of "The V Book", and co-creator of the educational website vulvovaginaldisorders.com. Topics discussed include the definition of vulvodynia, known causes of vulvodynia, what questions to ask when patients present with pain, how to diagnose vulvodynia, how to counsel patients, tre...

In this episode covering vulvodynia, Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, the co-founder and Director Emerita of the Vulvovaginal Service at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Atrius Health in Boston, the author of "The V Book", and co-creator of the educational website vulvovaginaldisorders.com. Topics discussed include the definition of vulvodynia, known causes of vulvodynia, what questions to ask when patients present with pain, how to diagnose vulvodynia, how to counsel patients, tre...

In this episode covering vulvodynia, Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, the co-founder and Director Emerita of the Vulvovaginal Service at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Atrius Health in Boston, the author of "The V Book", and co-creator of the educational website vulvovaginaldisorders.com. Topics discussed include the definition of vulvodynia, known causes of vulvodynia, what questions to ask when patients present with pain, how to diagnose vulvodynia, how to counsel patients, tre...

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Leslie Sadownik for part two of our lichen sclerosus talks. Dr. Sadownik is a gynecologist and the director of The BC Centre for Vulvar Health in Vancouver. This is an advanced talk and covers what to do when the patient is not getting better, how to treat patients with pain that is not improving, new lichen sclerosus treatments other than steroids, how to decide who to operate on, post-surgery treatment and counselling, re-operating with recurrence and how often to see p...

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Leslie Sadownik for part two of our lichen sclerosus talks. Dr. Sadownik is a gynecologist and the director of The BC Centre for Vulvar Health in Vancouver. This is an advanced talk and covers what to do when the patient is not getting better, how to treat patients with pain that is not improving, new lichen sclerosus treatments other than steroids, how to decide who to operate on, post-surgery treatment and counselling, re-operating with recurrence and how often to see p...

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Leslie Sadownik for part two of our lichen sclerosus talks. Dr. Sadownik is a gynecologist and the director of The BC Centre for Vulvar Health in Vancouver. This is an advanced talk and covers what to do when the patient is not getting better, how to treat patients with pain that is not improving, new lichen sclerosus treatments other than steroids, how to decide who to operate on, post-surgery treatment and counselling, re-operating with recurrence and how often to see p...

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Leslie Sadownik, a gynecologist from Vancouver and the director of The BC Centre for Vulvar Health, about lichen sclerosus. Topics discussed include common symptoms, demographics, how lichen sclerosus is diagnosed, differentiating between lichen sclerosus and lichen planus, indications for biopsy, treatment, and counselling around topical steroid use.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Leslie Sadownik, a gynecologist from Vancouver and the director of The BC Centre for Vulvar Health, about lichen sclerosus. Topics discussed include common symptoms, demographics, how lichen sclerosus is diagnosed, differentiating between lichen sclerosus and lichen planus, indications for biopsy, treatment, and counselling around topical steroid use.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Leslie Sadownik, a gynecologist from Vancouver and the director of The BC Centre for Vulvar Health, about lichen sclerosus. Topics discussed include common symptoms, demographics, how lichen sclerosus is diagnosed, differentiating between lichen sclerosus and lichen planus, indications for biopsy, treatment, and counselling around topical steroid use.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Luann Racher, a gynecologist from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, about vulvar cysts. Topics covered include what kinds of cysts can be found on the vulva, how to treat the different cyst types (Gartner's duct cysts, Bartholin gland cysts, Skene's duct cysts, and sebaceous cysts), risk of recurrence, treatment for infected cysts, and when to biopsy a cyst.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Luann Racher, a gynecologist from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, about vulvar cysts. Topics covered include what kinds of cysts can be found on the vulva, how to treat the different cyst types (Gartner's duct cysts, Bartholin gland cysts, Skene's duct cysts, and sebaceous cysts), risk of recurrence, treatment for infected cysts, and when to biopsy a cyst.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Luann Racher, a gynecologist from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, about vulvar cysts. Topics covered include what kinds of cysts can be found on the vulva, how to treat the different cyst types (Gartner's duct cysts, Bartholin gland cysts, Skene's duct cysts, and sebaceous cysts), risk of recurrence, treatment for infected cysts, and when to biopsy a cyst.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Marc Steben, a family physician and sexual health expert in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, about recurrent and persistent vaginitis. Topics discussed include defining recurrent and persistent vaginitis, how to assess these patients, causes of persistent symptoms, treatments, lab monitoring for patients on long-term prophylaxis, and advice for managing vaginitis patients within primary care.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Marc Steben, a family physician and sexual health expert in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, about recurrent and persistent vaginitis. Topics discussed include defining recurrent and persistent vaginitis, how to assess these patients, causes of persistent symptoms, treatments, lab monitoring for patients on long-term prophylaxis, and advice for managing vaginitis patients within primary care.

Dr. Selk interviews Dr. Marc Steben, a family physician and sexual health expert in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, about recurrent and persistent vaginitis. Topics discussed include defining recurrent and persistent vaginitis, how to assess these patients, causes of persistent symptoms, treatments, lab monitoring for patients on long-term prophylaxis, and advice for managing vaginitis patients within primary care.

Dr. Selk interviews Jessica Nargi, a pelvic physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada, about the utility of pelvic physiotherapy for vulvovaginal disease patients. Topics discussed include what pelvic physiotherapy involves (and the difference between pelvic and general physiotherapists), components of the initial pelvic physiotherapeutic assessment (including which questionnaires are used), which conditions can be treated by pelvic physiotherapists, importance of the biopsychosocial approach, treatmen...

Dr. Selk interviews Jessica Nargi, a pelvic physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada, about the utility of pelvic physiotherapy for vulvovaginal disease patients. Topics discussed include what pelvic physiotherapy involves (and the difference between pelvic and general physiotherapists), components of the initial pelvic physiotherapeutic assessment (including which questionnaires are used), which conditions can be treated by pelvic physiotherapists, importance of the biopsychosocial approach, treatmen...

Dr. Selk interviews Jessica Nargi, a pelvic physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada, about the utility of pelvic physiotherapy for vulvovaginal disease patients. Topics discussed include what pelvic physiotherapy involves (and the difference between pelvic and general physiotherapists), components of the initial pelvic physiotherapeutic assessment (including which questionnaires are used), which conditions can be treated by pelvic physiotherapists, importance of the biopsychosocial approach, treatmen...