Women's Care : Services : Vulvovaginal Disease Program

The MUSC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has developed a program to address problem vulvar and vaginal diseases.  This program provides the patient with expert diagnosis and treatment of problem vulvovaginal diseases such as vulvar dystrophies and dysplasia, vulvodynia, vestibulitis, and recurrent vaginitis.

Care of Women with Recurrent Vaginitis

Most women experience a least one episode of vaginitis during their lives.  The most common diagnoses found in women with chronic, recurrent vaginitis are:

• Bacterial vaginosis
• Vulvovaginal candidiasis
• Inflammatory vaginitis
• Trichomonas vaginitis

Why Choose MUSC for Women's Health?

MUSC is fortunate to have experienced physicians to both diagnose and treat persistent vulvovaginal symptoms and their causes.  Dr. David Soper is one of the few ob/gyn physicians in the country trained in Infectious Diseases and is a well respected researcher in this area.  Moreover, clinical trials are always underway at Cannon Place allowing the patient an opportunity for participation in utilizing the most up-to-date therapies. 

In addition, both Drs. Soper and Paul Underwood have advanced experience in the surgical therapy of vulvar disease including vestibulectomy for vestibulitis.  This highly curative operation, done in the outpatient setting, can restore normal sexual function in women who are candidates for this treatment.  Finally, Dr. Underwood is particularly adept at managing the patient with dysfunction following previous surgical therapy involving the vulva and vagina.  The Vulvovaginal Disease Program emphasizes the ideal patient encounter and physician-patient communication.