Hi, I have been having this problem for most of my adult life on and off but has been constant now for 6 months. The only way to describe it is a rawness of the vagina. I feel that I need to scratch it and when I do it makes it ten times worse. It feels dry and sore when I have sex and it's affecting my sex life a lot. I've been tested so many times. I have no infections, no BV, no thrush. When examined you can't see any redness at all. It just hurts, and all the time. Is it Vulvadynia? Could this be caused by stress? It isn't contact dermititus - I don't use anything to wash with, I have non-bio washing powder. I've tried giving up caffine, reducing sugar, alcohol, everything! Can you help?