TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Victimization in patients with vulvar dysesthesia/vestibulodynia. Is there an increased prevalence?
JO  - Journal of reproductive medicine
A1  - Dalton, Vanessa K.
A1  - Haefner, Hope K.
A1  - Reed, Barbara D.
A1  - Senapati, Sangeeta
A1  - Cook, Ann
SP  - 829
EP  - 834
VL  - 47
IS  - 10
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of physical or sexual violence victimization among women referred to a specialty clinic for management of vulvar dysesthesia/vestibulodynia as compared to a healthy gynecology clinic population. STUDY DESIGN: The subjects in this case-control study were women who had completed routine questionnaires prior to presentation to the University of Michigan Center for Vulvar Diseases. Study subjects were all given a diagnosis of vulvar dysesthesia/vestibulodynia. Women without complaints of vulvar pain presenting to a gynecology clinic were enrolled as controls. Information was obtained from the control subjects using a questionnaire similar to the history forms completed by the study group. RESULTS: Comparisons were made between 242 patients with vulvar dysesthesia/vestibulodynia presenting to a specialty clinic and 113 controls. Cases were more likely to be Caucasian, to be married and to have a higher household income than controls but reported less drug or alcohol abuse and a lower frequency of sexual intercourse. After controlling for possible confounders, no relationship between sexual assault and the presence of vulvar dysesthesia/vestibulitis was found. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of victimization was not higher in patients with vulvar dysesthesia/vestibulodynia as compared to the control population after controlling for potential confounding variables.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0024-7758
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -