Effect of gabapentin on sexual function in vulvodynia: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexual dysfunction is common in women with vulvodynia.

Objective

The purpose of this study was (1) to evaluate whether extended-release gabapentin is more effective than placebo in improving sexual function in women with provoked vulvodynia and whether there is a relationship between treatment outcome and pelvic pain muscle severity that is evaluated by palpation with standardized applied pressure and (2) to evaluate whether sexual function in women with provoked vulvodynia would approach that of control subjects who report no vulvar pain either before or after treatment.

Study design

As a secondary outcome in a multicenter double-blind, randomized crossover trial, sexual function that was measured by the Female Sexual Function Index was evaluated with gaba

SUBMITTER: Bachmann GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6310649 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature