title: Radiofrequency therapy for severe idiopathic vulvodynia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study aimed to provide a description of a new and a hopeful possibility in the treatment of severe vulvodynia, which does not respond to treatments used so far.
  
  
  METHODS
  The use of radiofrequency therapy in vulvodynia treatment is described for the first time. This method was suggested by a neurosurgeon after applying all available possibilities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this article, we are reporting on the successful use of the pulsed radiofrequency treatment in a patient with intractable chronic vulvodynia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, this is the first report of a successful use of pulsed radiofrequency in the treatment of chronic vulvodynia. If efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency is confirmed by more studies, it would be a welcome addition to the treatment modalities used to treat this sometimes truly intractable condition.
authors.affiliation: Departments of 1Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2Radiology, 3Neurosurgery, and4Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty Hradec Králové, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kestřánek
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Špaček
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ryška
authors.forename: Jaroslav
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adamkov
authors.forename: Vojtech
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Matula
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Buchta
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D061208:Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D056650:Vulvodynia / Q000532:radiotherapy*