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Everyone deserves a relationship with their own body that doesn't hurt.

For Erica, that felt impossible. She had been living with complex gynecologic pain for over seven years. She saw seven different doctors. Some well-meaning but in over their heads. Others who dismissed her or got it wrong. Many appointments required hours of travel for a brief consultation that left her in tears.

Intimacy with her husband became difficult. The financial toll of specialist after specialist, most not covered by insurance, added another layer of weight on top of everything else.

Pain this complex touches everything.

There's a moment in every woman's journey when someone finally listens. For the women The Aziza Project serves, that moment is a virtual consultation with Dr. Corey Babb at Haven Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The first 30 minutes that opens the door to a real diagnosis. To a real path forward.

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Pain doesn't just live in the body. It lives in our relationships too.

If chronic pelvic pain has made intimacy feel impossible, you are not alone. It's one of the most quietly painful parts of this experience — and one of the least talked about.

Our latest article walks through what happens when pain reshapes your relationship with your own body and with your partner. It's honest, it's gentle, and it holds space for everything you're feeling.

There's no quick fix. But there is a path forward.

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"You seem fine to me."

If those four words have ever sent you home with zero answers and a pit in your stomach, this one is for you.

Medical gaslighting is real. And for women living with chronic pelvic or vulvovaginal pain, it is one of the biggest barriers between them and actual relief.

In our latest article, we break down 5 forms of medical gaslighting women with chronic pain experience. From being told your symptoms are "just stress" to never receiving a proper referral, these patterns are more common than they should be.

Which one have you experienced? Drop it in the comments. Your story matters.

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You've seen doctor after doctor. You've left appointments in tears. You've been told "everything looks normal" — when nothing about your life feels normal at all.

Your pain is real. And the problem isn't you. It's that most doctors simply don't have the specialized training to recognize and treat complex conditions like vulvodynia, vaginismus, or vestibulodynia.

Our latest article breaks down exactly what to look for in a gynecologic pain specialist — the credentials that matter, the questions worth asking, and the red flags that tell you it's time to keep searching.

Because you deserve a provider who walks in already believing you.

👉 https://www.azizaproject.org/how-to-find-a-gynecologic-pain-specialist

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