Abstract
The lifetime prevalence of women suffering from provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is estimated to be approximately 15%. The etiology of PVD is not yet clear. Recent studies approach PVD as a chronic multifactorial sexual pain disorder. PVD is associated with pain syndromes, genital infections, and mental disorders, which are common diseases in family practice. PVD, however, is not included in the International Classification of Primary Care. Hence, the vulvovaginal symptoms, which could be suggestive of PVD, are likely to be missed. To explore the relationship between specific vulvovaginal symptoms that could be suggestive of PVD (genital pain, painful intercourse, other symptoms/complaints related to the vagina/vulva), and related diseases such as pain syndromes, psychological symptom diagnoses, and genital infections in family practice. A retrospective analysis of all episodes from 1995 to 2008 in 784 women between 15 and 49 years were used to determine the posterior probability of a selected diagnosis in the presence of specific vulvovaginal symptoms suggestive of PVD expressed in an odds ratio. Selected comorbidities were pain syndromes (muscle pain, general weakness, irritable bowel syndrome [IBS]), psychological symptom diagn...Continue Reading
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