Scant data on seizure drugs for women’s genital pain

By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although doctors sometimes prescribe anti-seizure drugs to treat chronic pain in the vulva, just a handful of low-quality studies have examined the drugs’ effects, according to a new review. Based on these studies, “it’s very difficult to make definitive statements on efficacy,” said Dr. Raphael Leo, the study’s author from the State University of New York at Buffalo. “Certainly, more investigation is warranted.” Still, “I think that there is promise” for the use of anti-seizure medications, he added. …