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Table 1 Characteristics of FSD observed in women with IC/BPS

From: Sexual pain and IC/BPS in women

 

Age

Types of FSD

Prevalence (%)

Other associated conditions

Verit et al. [8]a

34.73 ± 8.07 years

NA

67.8 (78 of 112)

NA

Gardella et al. [28]

38.7 ± 12 years

Vulvodynia Dyspareunia

Vulvodynis: 85.1 (40 of 47)

LUTS (frequency, urgency)

Vaginal burning: 65.9 (31 of 47)

Dyspareunia: 31.9 (15 of 47)

Carrico et al. [24]

52 years (range, 19–90)

Vulvodynia

Vulvar pain: 48.1 (91/189)

Sexually transmitted infections (genital warts, positive HPV, gonorrhea, chlamydia)

Pain with intercourse: 66.9 (117/175)

Yoon et al. [9]

51.0 ± 14.7 years

Vulvodynia Dyspareunia

NA

LUTS (frequency, urgency)

Bogart et al. [27]

43.6 ± 16.7

NA

Women experienced with sexual dysfunction symptoms: 88 (866/985)

NA

years

 

Gardella et al. [23]

38.2 ± 11.3 years

Vulvodynia Dyspareunia

Spontaneous vulvodynia: 23.4 (11 of 47)

NA

Provoked vulvodynia: 74.5 (35/47)

Localized vulvodynia: 80.9 (38/47)

Generalized vulvodynia: 17 (8/47)

Dyspareunia: 87.2 (41/47)

  1. aThis study was done in the women diagnosed of chronic pelvic pain. FSD female sexual dysfunction, IC/BPS interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome, LUTS lower urinary tract symptom, NA Not applicable