Sensory pain characteristics of vulvodynia and their association with nociceptive and neuropathic pain: an online survey pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate self-reported sensory pain scores of women with generalized vulvodynia (GV) and provoked vestibulodynia (PVD), characterize pain phenotypes, and assess feasibility of using the Internet for recruitment and data collection among women with vulvodynia.

Methods

Descriptive online survey. Data collected using an online survey accessed via a link on the National Vulvodynia Association web site. Convenience sample, 60 women aged 18 to 45 years (mean = 32.7 ± 5.5); 50 white, 2 black/African American, 4 Hispanic/Latino, and 4 Native American/Alaskan Native, diagnosed with vulvodynia, not in menopause. Pain assessment and medication modules from PAINReportlt.

Results

Women with GV (n = 35) compared to PVD (n = 25). Estimated mean pain sites (2.5 ±

SUBMITTER: Schlaeger JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6455692 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature