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Episode 232: ‘It’s not just thrush’: Navigating recurrent vulvovaginal thrush in primary care

26 May 2026

 

Today, we’re speaking to Dr Tori Ford, a qualitative researcher based at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford.

Title of papers: ‘Accumulative Experiences: Navigating Healthcare for Recurrent Vulvovaginal Thrush from Patient and Clinician Perspectives’ and ‘It’s not just thrush, it’s recurrent thrush’: Patient and Clinician Perspectives on Diagnosing Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis’.

Available at: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0437 and https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0531

And please see here for Tori’s Health Experience Insights website based on this project: https://hexi.ox.ac.uk/Recurrent-Vulvovaginal-Thrush/overview

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