Dr. Jen Gunter
Wielding the lasso of truth
I speak for no one but me.
Nothing that is posted here should be taken as a substitute for medical advice. Blogs (and Twitter for that matter) do not constitute the practice of medicine.
The medical cases that I sometimes use to illustrate a point don’t strike me because of their uniqueness, but rather because they are all too common. That is often what I find most devastating. I construct these histories from a lifetime of caring for women and from anonymous cases I have heard along the way from teachers and colleagues. These stories never reflect a specific individual or single case.
Dear Dr Gunter,
I’m a newbie when it comes to social media. I was intrigued by some of the comments that you had made on the academic ob/gyn podcast. You had mentioned that vit D defiency may be a “pearl” with respect to some of the vulvar defiencies. I ordered my first Vit D level on a 42 year old with recalcitrant LS yesterday. For my own edification, do you have a reference for the link between vit d and vulvar disease. You mentioned that you have a number of practical handouts that you give your patients regarding pelvic pain and vulvar diseases. I was wondering if there was a way that you could send them to me as pdf’s. As well you had mentioned a variety of compounded topical meds that you prescribe. Could you possibly list them and their indications. I am a rural ob/gyn practicing in the wilds of rural British Columbia. Cheers
Raz
Posted by raz | February 9, 2012, 3:59 am