Objective: Genital Sexual Pain (GSP) is a common symptom in reproductive-age women. Although this complaint could negatively affect the quality of sex life, there is still a lack of awareness about it in the female population. The objective of the present study was to explore the presence of GSP in reproductive-age women, the characteristics of pain (duration, location, etiology), the way women deal with the symptom, and their sexual functioning. Design and Method: 653 women (mean age 25.7±4.37) were recruited with snowball method. Participants completed a socio-demographic questionnaire, the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), the Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI), the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS). Results: 190 women (29.6%) experienced GSP in the last 6 months (mean duration of the symptom 16.87±33.75) located in: vaginal introitus and vestibule (52.1%), lower abdomen/pelvis (44.7%), labia minora/majora (25.3%), clitoris (8.4%), and perineum/anus (5.3%). Most women (75.3%) did not know the cause of the pain, and a quarter of them (24.7%) reported a specific diagnosis. 58 out of 190 (30.5%) considered GSP as a “sexual problem”. 69 (36.31%) and 50 (26.31%) reached clinical scores on FSFI and FSDS, respectively; only13 (7%) referred to a psycho-sexologist. Conclusions: GSP was present in almost 30% of women, nevertheless just few of them asked help to a specialist. There is still a lack of awareness about pain; cultural aspects may lead women to go on with the symptom increasing the risk of its chronicization and sexuality impairment.

Rossi V., Tripodi F., NIMBI F.M., Simonelli C. (2018). Genital sexual pain in reproductive-age women: an explorative study. 14th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology / Rossi, V.; Tripodi, F.; Nimbi, F. M.; Simonelli, C.. - (2018). (Intervento presentato al convegno 14th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology tenutosi a Albufeira PT).

Rossi V., Tripodi F., NIMBI F.M., Simonelli C. (2018). Genital sexual pain in reproductive-age women: an explorative study. 14th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology

F. M. Nimbi;C. Simonelli
2018

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Objective: Genital Sexual Pain (GSP) is a common symptom in reproductive-age women. Although this complaint could negatively affect the quality of sex life, there is still a lack of awareness about it in the female population. The objective of the present study was to explore the presence of GSP in reproductive-age women, the characteristics of pain (duration, location, etiology), the way women deal with the symptom, and their sexual functioning. Design and Method: 653 women (mean age 25.7±4.37) were recruited with snowball method. Participants completed a socio-demographic questionnaire, the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), the Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI), the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS). Results: 190 women (29.6%) experienced GSP in the last 6 months (mean duration of the symptom 16.87±33.75) located in: vaginal introitus and vestibule (52.1%), lower abdomen/pelvis (44.7%), labia minora/majora (25.3%), clitoris (8.4%), and perineum/anus (5.3%). Most women (75.3%) did not know the cause of the pain, and a quarter of them (24.7%) reported a specific diagnosis. 58 out of 190 (30.5%) considered GSP as a “sexual problem”. 69 (36.31%) and 50 (26.31%) reached clinical scores on FSFI and FSDS, respectively; only13 (7%) referred to a psycho-sexologist. Conclusions: GSP was present in almost 30% of women, nevertheless just few of them asked help to a specialist. There is still a lack of awareness about pain; cultural aspects may lead women to go on with the symptom increasing the risk of its chronicization and sexuality impairment.
2018
14th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology
04 Pubblicazione in atti di convegno::04d Abstract in atti di convegno
Rossi V., Tripodi F., NIMBI F.M., Simonelli C. (2018). Genital sexual pain in reproductive-age women: an explorative study. 14th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology / Rossi, V.; Tripodi, F.; Nimbi, F. M.; Simonelli, C.. - (2018). (Intervento presentato al convegno 14th Congress of the European Federation of Sexology tenutosi a Albufeira PT).
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