Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To identify features of sexual behavior in women with and without chronic pelvic pain. STUDY DESIGN: A group of 41 women with chronic pelvic pain of more than 6 months' duration and scheduled to undergo laparoscopy or laparotomy were surveyed to obtain information on their sexual activity. The results were compared with a control group of 86 women of similar age and socioeconomic status who underwent planned tubal ligation for permanent contraception. RESULTS: Women with pelvic pain initiated sexual relations at a later age and had a higher rate of dyspareunia than women in the control group. There were no significant differences between groups in any other characteristics of sexual behavior. CONCLUSION:
Dyspareunia, the only feature of sexual relations that differed significantly between women with and without chronic pelvic pain, should be accorded greater attention as a painful symptom and not be dismissed as simply a type of sexual dysfunction.
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Authors | Jesús Florido, Raquel Pérez-Lucas, Luis Navarrete |
Journal | European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
(Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol)
Vol. 139
Issue 2
Pg. 233-6
(Aug 2008)
ISSN: 0301-2115 [Print] Ireland |
PMID | 18403089
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Case-Control Studies
- Chronic Disease
- Dyspareunia
(epidemiology, physiopathology)
- Female
- Humans
- Incidence
- Laparoscopy
- Laparotomy
- Pelvic Pain
(physiopathology, surgery)
- Sexual Behavior
(physiology)
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