Approximately 15% of women and female adolescents suffer from vulvodynia, chronic vulvar pain without an identified cause, however, awareness of it is very low even among gynaecologists. Therefore it is very often misdiagnosed.
People who are suffering from vulvodynia often undergo a series of invasive examinations and incorrect treatments for months or years, which often leads to mental deterioration and worsening of the pain. Even when they are being diagnosed correctly, conventional treatment options are limited because the existing data is not enough to understand and treat this under-researched syndrome.

These women often reach out to us out of despair. Not only because their quality of life was severely damaged, but also because talking about vulvar and vaginal pain is still taboo, which makes them feel alone and damaged.

Orit dedicated the last 16 years to studying and investigating vulvodynia and from her experience, Chinese medicine is a safe and effective way to treat chronic vulvar and vaginal pain. In this 2 days seminar, Orit will share her vast knowledge and clinical experience.

The aim of the seminar is to provide certified Chinese medicine practitioners with tools and knowledge of how to safely approach and effectively treat people with vulvodynia.
The seminar specifies herbal treatment but knowledge of herbs is not mandatory.

The following topics will be presented and discussed:

Since graduating from the Chinese medicine program in Israel and China in 2004, Orit has been focusing on women’s health.

For over 17 years, Orit has had the privilege to be part of a life-changing process for hundreds of women who suffered from vulvodynia. Her collaboration with the gynaecologist Dr Liora Abramov, one of the leading experts in vulvodynia in Israel, led her onto this path in 2007.
From there, after eight years of practice and extensive research, Orit wrote the first detailed article ever published in the professional Chinese medicine literature about vulvodynia.

Now, as always, Orit is committed to continuing learning and extending her knowledge in this area, raising awareness of vulvodynia and the resulting success of her treatment has become her mission. She has been doing this by writing articles and blogs, by giving lectures in this field, and since 2019 after she moved her life and clinic to the Netherlands, Orit had been teaching workshops for fellow practitioners in both English and Hebrew.

The list of articles and publications: www.orit-zilberman.com/articles.