Vestibulectomy Surgical Techniques Comparison Study

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.

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

Ability to insert a regular Tampax® tampon

Baseline Tampon Test verbal pain score ≥430