Initially, Goldstein joined the faculty at John Hopkins after completing his residency program. Before knowing the full depths of vulvodynia, he became John Hopkins’ expert on female sexual dysfunction, which prompted him to conduct more research. This led him to meet Dr. Stanley Marinoff, the leading expert at the time for the condition.
Goldstein gradually took over Miranoff’s practice expanding on his methodologies. Ultimately, he designed a diagnostic algorithm, which diagnoses and rules out potential causes, and is free for other gynecologists to use on his website. Among his credentials, he is the past president of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health and a fellow of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease.
It was important for her to be able to teach patients about the conditions and what they could do about it. So Krapf started an Instagram account, which has attracted over 25,000 people wanting to learn more. In addition to the book launch, in whichgo to the National Vulvodynia Association, they are working on organizing the Vulvodynia Summit.
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