Dr. Lisa Bird is an obstetrician-gynecologist with published research on vulvodynia and expertise on pelvic pain and sexual dysfunction. She is a member of the International Pelvic Pain Society, the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease, The Menopause Society, and the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health where she also serves on the diversity, equity, and inclusion committee. She currently works at Kaiser Permanente Southern California where she is developing a pelvic pain clinic for her local patient population in West Los Angeles.
The purpose of this study was to identify factors with uniquely high prevalence in vulvodynia-Ehlers-Danlos syndrome comorbid patients in order to identify patients who may need referral and to better understand management of this population.