Introduction: Sexual disorders affect from 20 to 43% of women of childbearing age. One
of them is vulvodynia, which is defined as chronic vulvar pain of unknown origin lasting at
least three months. The treatment may include psychosexual therapy, physiotherapy,
medication and even surgical treatment. Vulvodynia can be associated with hyperactivity,
increased tone or poor control of the pelvic floor muscles, so physiotherapy is focused on
this group of muscles. Functional magnetic stimulation is a non-invasive and painless
method that stimulates nerve cells and thus indirectly muscle fibers. It has been proved to be
effective in a variety of pains, but there exists no research on vulvodynia-related pain.
Purpose: The purpose was to present the use and obtain data on the effectiveness of
functional magnetic stimulation in a patient with vulvodynia. Methods: Information about
the patient was obtained from the anamnesis and the medical reports that the patient brought
to the first treatment. Data on the effectiveness of functional magnetic stimulation in the
treatment was obtained with a questionnaire for the diagnosis of female sexual disorders, the
Female Sexual Function Index and the visual analogue scale. Anamnesis, questionnaire and
visual analogue scale were used before and after the set of ten treatments with functional
magnetic stimulation. Results: The score on the questionnaire Female Sexual Function
Index increased by 5 points, and the pain according to the visual analog scale decreased by
0.5 cm. The patient reports a significant improvement in quality of life and symptoms such
as redness, swelling and pain in the external genitalia. Discussion and conclusion: The
etiology of vulvodynia is multifactorial, which is a possible reason the improvement in score
on the Female Sexual Function Index and visual analog scale was only partial. Even so, the
patient reported a significant improvement of other symptoms and quality of life, so we can
say that the therapy was effective. Since the patient was also receiving medication in parallel
with functional magnetic stimulation therapy, it is not possible to state with certainty that
the improvement was solely due to functional magnetic stimulation. The effectiveness of
functional magnetic stimulation in vulvodynia needs to be investigated in more detail, as
there is a lack of quality research in this area.
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