IngentaConnect Vulval vestibulitis: a common cause of dyspareunia?

Authors: Munday, Pat¹; Green, John²; Randall, Carina³; Fox, Deidre¹; Singh, Maneesha¹; Ismailjee, Fatima⁴; Perreira, Elizabeth²

Source: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Volume 112, Number 4, April 2005 , pp. 500-503(4)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

Abstract:

The prevalence of vulval vestibulitis was evaluated in a prospective observational study. Four hundred women from West Hertfordshire, 100 each from community family planning, antenatal, general practice and genitourinary clinics were investigated. Participants completed a questionnaire and were examined for vulval erythema and point tenderness. An algesiometer was also used to evaluate tenderness. The prevalence of vestibulitis varied from 2.9% to 9.8% depending on the stringency of diagnostic criteria and the method of ascertaining pain. Vulval vestibulitis cannot be accurately defined by current criteria, but superficial dyspareunia appears to be a frequent problem in the community in women consulting for unrelated matters.

Document Type: Short communication

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00446.x

Affiliations: 1: Watford Sexual Health Centre, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK 2: Paterson Centre for Mental Health, Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust, UK 3: Community Family Planning Service, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK 4: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

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