Vestibulectomy Surgical Techniques Comparison Study

Eligibility Criteria

• 1. Reported provoked tenderness to the vestibule for at least 3 months in non-pregnant, estrogen-replete healthy subjects aged 18 years or over meeting Friedrich's criteria for PVD44-45 and supported by the ISSVD Terminology Consensus Definition45 for vulvar pain. Subjects who are \>45years of age must have either have a maturation index52 of \< 10% parabasal cells or willingness to participate in local estrogen replacement until achieving this same clinical result.
• 2. Cotton swab Test30-31 mean verbal rating score of ≥4/10 in 4 of 6 defined points of the vestibule (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 o'clock) and cotton swab test verbal score ≤ 2/10 for the labia majora and minora, intra labial sulcus, and perineum
• 3. Ability to insert a regular Tampax® tampon
• 4. Baseline Tampon Test verbal pain score ≥430
• 1. Pregnancy
• 2. Any other clinical reason for dyspareunia (endometriosis pain, chronic pelvic pain, vulvar dermatoses such as psoriasis, lichen sclerosus)
• 3. Unable or unwilling to complete baseline assessments
• 4. Prior vestibulectomy or hymen surgery
• 5. Prior or current use of testosterone dosed for gender affirmation