William H Kobak
ORCID: 0000-0002-2381-8580
· 6 papers in corpus
observational
2026
PURPOSE: Having an Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) or hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) may increase the likelihood of vulvodynia six-fold. Studying vulvodynia in EDS/HSD may help identify causes of vulvodynia and potential treatments. Cur…
rct
2026
Vulvodynia, vulvar pain of unknown etiology, lasting 3 months or longer, affects 7% of American women, and has no consistently effective treatment. We aimed to test the efficacy of acupuncture on vulvar pain and dyspareunia and explore the …
other
2026
PURPOSE: Obstetrics and gynecology providers may have a unique opportunity to counsel, educate, and encourage penicillin allergy verification testing for patients reporting a childhood penicillin allergy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We develope…
other
2022
BACKGROUND: Vulvodynia, vulvar pain of unknown origin lasting at least 3 months, affects 7% of American women. Dyspareunia, its frequent companion, renders sexual intercourse virtually impossible. Although few therapies are efficacious and …
observational
2021
Vulvodynia is debilitating vulvar pain accompanied by dyspareunia (pain with sexual intercourse). Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) may represent a predisposing factor for vulvodynia given a high rate …
observational
2019
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate self-reported sensory pain scores of women with generalized vulvodynia (GV) and provoked vestibulodynia (PVD), characterize pain phenotypes, and assess feasibility of using the Internet for recruitment and data colle…