Table 1 Characteristics of 101 women with central introital dyspareunia who filled out and returned the questionnaire
From: Simple posterior vestibuloplasty for central introital dyspareunia
Number (percentage) | |
|---|---|
Obstetrics | |
Parous | 31/101 (31%) |
Episiotomy | 17/31a (55%) |
Tear | 7/31b (23%) |
Previous genital infections | |
Candidiasis | 56/101 (56%) |
Bacterial vaginosis | 15/101 (15%) |
Genital warts | 4/101 (4%) |
Herpes genitalis | 4/101 (4%) |
Other | 10/101 (10%) |
Introital dyspareunia since first sexual contact (first sexual partner) | 45/89 (51%) |
Secondary introital pain | 44/89 (49%) |
Since delivery | 15/44 (34%) |
Since operation | 4/44 (9%) |
Since genital infection | 7/44 (16%) |
Other incident | 18/44 (41%) |
More than one lifetime partner | 37/75 (49%) |
Introital pain with all partners | 24/37 (65%) |
Introital pain with subsequent, but not with first partner | 13/37 (35%) |
Sought medical advice of self-treatment | 63/101 (63%) |
Advice to see psychiatrist | 16/94 (11%) |
Gone to psychiatrist | 6/94 (6%) |
Duration of dyspareunia before diagnosis | |
More than 3 months | 88/101 (87%) |
More than 1 year | 35/101 (35%) |