Dyspareunia in Their Own Words: A Qualitative Description of Endometriosis-Associated Sexual Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dyspareunia has been called the neglected symptom of endometriosis and is underexplored in clinical and research contexts. Understanding the physical experience and patient-important aspects of endometriosis-associated sexual pain can help advance valid measurement of this symptom.

Aims

The goal of this research was to characterize the physical experience of endometriosis-associated dyspareunia in the words of people affected by this condition.

Methods

This was a qualitative descriptive study that included participants with current or previous endometriosis-associated dyspareunia recruited from a data registry. Data collection involved semistructured interviews that began with an open-ended question about dyspareunia followed by prompts related to the nat

SUBMITTER: Wahl KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7930843 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature