Pleasure despite pain: Associations between experiences of vulvar pleasure, vulvar pain, and sexual function in patients with chronic vulvar pain conditions.

Theodora T MautzMaeve E MulroyJill M KrapfAndrew T GoldsteinCaroline F Pukall

Published in: Sexual medicine (2023)

Results suggest that greater vulvar pleasure is associated with lower pain-related anxiety, lower pain catastrophizing, and higher sexual functioning in patients with chronic vulvar pain conditions.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
sentinel lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
spinal cord
depressive symptoms
lymph node