Sexual problems of women with chronic pelvic pain

1 January 1989

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology

Vol. 10 (2) , 157-162
https://doi.org/10.3109/01674828909016689

Abstract

Eighty-one women with chronic pelvic pain caused by a gynaecological abnormality (group 1) were compared with 81 women with chronic pelvic pain without a demonstrable gynaecological disease (group II). A control group of 46 pain-free women was included (group III). All patients were tested on the Sexual Experience Scale (SES). Women from group I and group II did not differ significantly on the four subscales of the SES. There was, however, a significant difference when groups I and II were compared with group III, regarding the SES scores. From these results it can be concluded that patients with chronic pelvic pain have more sexual problems compared with pain-free patients. A model for practical work in the outpatient clinic has been constructed and introduced.

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