{
  "id": 15811916,
  "title": "New biological model proposes why postpartum vulvar pain persists after hormones recover",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/new-biological-model-proposes-why-postpartum-vulvar-pain-persists",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-20T22:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-biological-postpartum-vulvar-pain-persists.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new biological model published in Sexual Medicine Reviews by Oxford University Press addresses why pain during sex after childbirth—reported by 60% of women at three months—persists for some long after hormones return to normal. Developed by Dr. Laura Kelly of the Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship 2.0, the Postpartum Vulvar Tissue-State Model maps five biological systems that change…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}