Abstract | AIM: METHODS: From January 2007 to January 2009, 45 women presenting with postpartum dyspareunia related to perineal trauma after a vaginal delivery were educated on the importance of the pelvic floor and its part in continuing dyspareunia. The treatment consisted of weekly applications of intravaginal TENS in an outpatient setting and daily home therapy with myofascial stretching and exercises of the pelvic floor musculature. The results were evaluated using the cotton swab test, the Marinoff Dyspareunia Scale and the Visual Analog Scale, and the anovulvar distance was assessed prior to and at the end of the treatment period. RESULTS: Of the women included in the study, 84.5% reported an improvement of dyspareunia after only five applications of TENS, with a total remission of symptoms (in 95% of patients) at the end of the protocol. At follow-up, eight months after the end of treatment, all patients were pain free. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Barbara Dionisi, Roberto Senatori |
Journal | The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
(J Obstet Gynaecol Res)
Vol. 37
Issue 7
Pg. 750-3
(Jul 2011)
ISSN: 1447-0756 [Electronic] Australia |
PMID | 21395897
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2011 The Authors. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research © 2011 Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Cohort Studies
- Combined Modality Therapy
(adverse effects)
- Dyspareunia
(etiology, rehabilitation, therapy)
- Episiotomy
(adverse effects, rehabilitation)
- Exercise Therapy
(adverse effects)
- Female
- Humans
- Postpartum Period
- Prospective Studies
- Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
(adverse effects)
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