The International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1970 at the Sixth World Congress of the International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FIGO) in New York City. It is composed of health care professionals from different areas, including, gynecologists, dermatologists, general practitioners, physiotherapist, nurse practitioners, etc. devoted to the study, investigation, and treatment of vulvovaginal diseases.
The ISSVD regularly promotes and develops terminology, classification, and guidelines concerning these conditions. These include, among others: vulvar dermatosis (lichen sclerosus, lichen planus), vulvar pain (vulvodynia), vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia, etc. More recently, a guideline concerning female cosmetic genital surgery was published.
Presidents and world congresses PRESIDENTS and WORLD CONGRESSES of the ISSVDCONGRESSLOCATIONCity/ProvinceDATESPRESIDENTISPAINMarbelcaAug. 8, 1973Dr. Guillermo R. di PaolaIIUSAKey BiscayneJan. 9–11, 1975Dr. J. Donald WoodruffIIIMEXICOCocoyocOct. 22–24, 1976Dr. Herman L. GardnerIVFRANCEMontbazonMay 2–25, 1978Dr. Jean HewittVUSAMauiOct. 21–23, 1979Dr. Raymond H. KaufmanVIENGLANDCambridgeSept. 22–24, 1981Dr. Charles P. DouglasVIIUSALake Buena VistaSept. 25–29,1983Dr. Eduard G. FriedrichVIIIFINLANDMariehamnSept. 9–12, 1985Dr. Peter J. LynchIXAUSTRALIAQueenslandAug. 30–Sept 3, 1987Dr. Barry L. KnealeXUSAWashington, DCOct. 22–26, 1989Dr. Edward J. WilkinsonXIENGLANDOxfordSept. 22–26, 1991Dr. C. Marjorie RidleyXIICANADAQuebecSept. 26–30, 1993Dr. Michel RoyXIIIARGENTINAIguazuSept. 17–20, 1995Dr. Nidia Gomez RuedaXIVITALYBavenoSept. 14–20, 1997Dr. Dale Brown, Jr.XVUSASanta Fe, New MexicoSept. 26–Oct. 2, 1999Dr. Mario SideriXVIPORTUGALSintra/PortoSept. 30–Oct. 6, 2001Dr. Marilynne McKayXVIIBRAZILSalvadorOct. 12–16, 2003Dr. Jose Martinez de OliveiraXVIIINEW ZEALANDQueenstownFeb. 20–24, 2006Dr. Ronald W. JonesXIXALASKAInside Passage CruiseJuly 28– Aug. 3, 2007Dr. Libby EdwardsXXSCOTLANDEdinburghSept. 13–17, 2009Dr. Allan B. MacLeanXXIFRANCEParisSept. 5–8, 2011Dr. Micheline Moyal-BarraccoXXIIROYAL CARIBBEANMediterraneanOct. 6–13, 2013Dr. Jacob BornsteinXXIIINEW YORKNew YorkJuly 27–29, 2015Dr. Hope HaefnerXXIVARGENTINAMendozaSeptember 11–15, 2017Dr. Claudia MarchitelliXXVITALYTorinoSeptember 16–20, 2019Dr. Mario PretiXXVIIRELANDDublinJuly, 15-20, 2022Dr. Colleen K. Stockdale
Terminology, classification, and guidelines YearDocument2005The vulvodynia guideline20062006 ISSVD classification of vulvar dermatoses: pathologic subsets and their clinical correlates20112011 ISSVD Terminology and classification of vulvar dermatological disorders: an approach to clinical diagnosis20132013 Vulvodynia Guideline update2015The 2015 International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) Terminology of Vulvar Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions20152015 ISSVD, ISSWSH, and IPPS Consensus Terminology and Classification of Persistent Vulvar Pain and Vulvodynia2018International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease Recommendations Regarding Female Cosmetic Genital Surgery2021The International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease Vaginal Wet Mount Microscopy Guidelines: How to Perform, Applications, and Interpretation
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