Pregnancy, Childbirth Intentions and Outcomes Under Sexual Pain

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

241 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-03-31

Study Completion Date

2016-02-29

Brief Summary

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The main purpose of this study is to assess conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and pain experiences among women who have been diagnosed with vulvodynia. Specifically, this study aims to examine the following among women who have been diagnosed with vulvodynia: 1) rates of pregnancy/childbirth and desire for children; 2) fear of pregnancy and childbirth; 3) potential difficulties experienced while attempting to become pregnant and during pregnancy/childbirth; 4) methods used to become pregnant and deliver; 5) methods used to manage vulvodynia symptoms during pregnancy; and 6) pain outcomes associated with pregnancy.

Very little research has examined pregnancy/childbirth experiences among women with vulvodynia, or the natural history of vulvodynia. As such this is a preliminary investigation that will provide descriptive information regarding many of the proposed research questions. Based on the clinical experience of the investigators, it is expected that women with vulvodynia will report lower rates of pregnancy and higher levels of fear about pregnancy and childbirth in comparison to women without such pain. It is also expected that women with vulvodynia will report more difficulties becoming pregnant as compared to women without such pain, and that women with vulvodynia will report more elective nonvaginal births in comparison to vaginal births.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Vulvodynia Provoked Vestibulodynia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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vulvodynia

Women with vulvodynia

No interventions assigned to this group

control

Women without vulvar pain

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* previous diagnosis of vulvodynia from a physician (women with vulvodynia only)
* assessed and/or treated at one of 3 clinics (women with vulvodynia only)
* free from chronic vulvar pain and pain with sexual intercourse in their lifetime (control women only)
* 19 years of age or older
* fluent in English