1. History of Abuse in Women with Vulvar Pruritus, Vulvodynia and Asymptomatic Controls
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Hope K. Haefner, Bina Cohen-Sacher, Vanessa K. Dalton, and Mitchell B. Berger
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Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Michigan ,Adolescent ,Vulvodynia ,Sexual Behavior ,Sexually Transmitted Diseases ,Asymptomatic ,Pruritus Vulvae ,Article ,Young Adult ,Risk Factors ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,medicine ,Humans ,Interpersonal Relations ,Young adult ,Hospitals, Teaching ,Vulvar Diseases ,Aged ,Pain Measurement ,Gynecology ,Pruritus vulvae ,Aged, 80 and over ,integumentary system ,urogenital system ,business.industry ,Sex Offenses ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Dermatology ,female genital diseases and pregnancy complications ,Parity ,Physical abuse ,Sexual abuse ,Physical Abuse ,Case-Control Studies ,Women's Health ,Female ,Sex offense ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
Chronic vulvar pruritus and vulvodynia are common vulvar diseases. The aim of this study was to compare gynecologic and sexual and physical abuse histories from patients with these diagnoses and from healthy controls.Questionnaires were self-completed by patients diagnosed with vulvar itch-scratch (n = 93), patients diagnosed with vulvodynia (n = 232), and patients presenting for annual gynecologic examinations (n = 104) at the University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI.Patients who came for annual examinations were less likely to report past gynecologic infections (p.05) and indicated higher interest in and more frequent sexual activity than the other 2 groups (p = .003). Vulvodynia patients had the highest scores on the McGill Pain Questionnaire (p.001). Subjects with either vulvar disorder were more likely to self-report a history of gynecologic infections than annual examination controls. Rates of sexual (p = .78) and physical abuse (p = .12) were similar for all 3 groups.Patients with vulvar pruritus and vulvodynia report similar rates of sexual and physical abuse.
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- 2015