Do you have pelvic pain?  Here’s a chance to help others.

Drs. Andrew Goldstein, Caroline Pukall and Irwin Goldstein, along with medical journalist Debra Gordon, are writing a book for women who experience painful sex.  If you’re interested in being interviewed, please send an e-mail to Ms. Gordon (debra@debragordon.com) and answer the following questions.  Your name will be kept confidential.

• Briefly describe your personal experience
• When did your pain begin?
• What symptoms did you have?  How does your pain feel now?
• When did you seek help?
• How many doctors did you visit?  What did they tell you?
• How were you finally diagnosed?
• How has the pain affected your relationship with your partner(s)?
• What treatments have you tried and how well have they worked?
• What advice would you give to other women who are experiencing painful sex?

Thanks to Mary for sharing this information from the National Vulvodynia Association.