J Reprod Med
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Depression and related psychopathologies have turned into a modern bubonic plague. World Health Organization figures signal a worldwide epidemic, affecting > or = 15% of the population and probably > 22% of women of childbearing age. ⋯ The obstetrician should regularly test for depression with simple means from the very first moment of planning for a child and should use the test results for a pregnancy mood profile. This profile could assist in determining the risk of postpartum depression and serve as an early alert for postpartum suicide.
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Vulvodynia is a complex pain syndrome with few effective treatments. We present a case of complex persistent vulvar pain effectively managed with spinal cord stimulation. ⋯ Spinal cord stimulation may offer a new treatment for women with intractable neuropathic vulvar pain.