Lucretia, a 30-Year-Old Client, Reports Chronic Pain in Her Vulvar

question 3

Multiple Choice

Lucretia, a 30-year-old client, reports chronic pain in her vulvar region. She describes the pain as stinging and says that she cannot bear to have sexual intercourse or insert a tampon. On vaginal examination, the nurse can find no lesion. Which condition should the nurse suspect most?

• A) Vulvar squamous intraepithelial lesion
• B) Lichen sclerosus
• C) Vulvodynia
• D) Skene's duct cyst

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