Dyspareunia and Urinary Sensory Symptoms in India: Population-Based Study

Padmadas, Sabu S.; Stones, William; Matthews, Zoë

doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2005.00103.x

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“…The substantial co-existence of urinary sensory symptoms and dyspareunia identified in the present study would be compatible with the hypothesis that, in a proportion of women experiencing dyspareunia, there is an underlying visceral hyperalgesia that has arisen spontaneously or following a sensitizing episode such as urinary tract or sexually transmitted infection ). An association between urinary sensory symptoms and dyspareunia was reported by Laumann et al (1999) and similar findings were identified in analysis of Indian population data (Padmadas et al, 2006). However, we also showed some common but some differential patterns of statistical associations when the additional symptom of urinary incontinence was considered.…”

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“…Pain was more common among younger and less educated women. Another population based study in India based on the National Family Health Survey reported a prevalence of 12.6%, which was particularly high among newly married young women (Padmadas, Stones, & Matthews, 2006). Data from North America and Europe highlight the associations among urinary incontinence, urinary sensory complaints, pelvic floor disorders, and dyspareunia (Barber, Visco, Wyman, Fantl, & Bump, 2002;Gordon et al, 1999;Handa, Harvey, Cundiff, Siddique, & Kjerulff, 2004;Shaw, 2002).…”

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Dyspareunia, Urinary Sensory Symptoms, and Incontinence Among Young Chinese Women

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This study examined the prevalence of dyspareunia, urinary sensory symptoms, and urinary incontinence and explored their associations among sexually active Chinese women aged 15-34 years. Data from 3,150 women were analyzed from a survey undertaken during 2003 in 30 counties in China as part of the United Nations Population Fund Country Program. The overall prevalence of dyspareunia was 4.7%. Urinary pain, burning or frequency was reported by 8.5%, 6.2% reported urinary incontinence, and 2.3% reported both sets of urinary symptoms. The prevalence of urinary incontinence, both alone and in combination with sensory symptoms, increased in a linear manner with age. Dyspareunia was associated with early sexual debut, primary level of education, and membership of minority ethnic communities. Urinary sensory symptoms and incontinence were more common among those reporting early sexual debut, those with less schooling, and women engaged in agricultural R. W. Stones · S. S. Padmadas · J. J. Brown and manual unskilled occupations. Urinary incontinence was more common among women who had had a previous vaginal delivery compared to nulliparous women. Dyspareunia was strongly associated with the presence of urinary symptoms, particularly among those with both sensory symptoms and incontinence (26.8%). Nearly a quarter of women who had dyspareunia had sought treatment but fewer had done so for urinary incontinence. Dyspareunia and urinary symptoms show distinct but overlapping patterns of association with demographic variables. The findings indicate unmet need for assessment and advice about these symptoms in women's reproductive health programs.

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“…Sexual pain, which was reported by 7.1% females, is relatively lower to the reported findings of 12.6–25.5% [8,17,26–28]. In a study on Indian women, 12.6% reported dyspareunia with a higher prevalence among newly married and younger women, among Muslims, rural residents, and among traditional contraceptive method users or nonusers [38]. Among men, sexual pain was reported in 3%, which is comparable to 2.4% reported from another epidemiological study [28].…”

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A Pilot Survey of Sexual Functioning and Preferences in a Sample of English-Speaking Adults from a Small South Indian Town

Kar

Koola

2007

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

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Introduction There is a dearth of recent information on sexual functioning and preferences from an Indian population. Aim To study sexual functioning and preferences in a sample of English-speaking adults in a small town in South India. Method Responses were obtained through a postal questionnaire method and were analyzed. Study document included an explanation of the study, sociodemographic details, a sexual functioning questionnaire, a semistructured sexual preference questionnaire, and meanings of terms used in the questionnaires. Main Outcome Measure Frequency of various sexual functions, difficulties, and preferences over a period of 1 month. Results Sixty-one subjects out of 200 English-speaking persons from a south Indian town returned the questionnaire. Common sexual difficulties included decreased interest in sex (16.4%), arousal difficulties (21.3%), orgasmic difficulties in females (28.6%), and premature ejaculation in males (15.2%). Masturbation was considered wrong by 18% of respondents; with almost 40% of females and 6% of males reported to have never masturbated. There were many differences in the sexual functioning of married compared to unmarried persons and other sociodemographic groups. Practice of various sexual preferences was reported: voyeurism (41.0%), fetishism (18.0%), frotteurism (11.5%), homosexuality (11.5%), telephone scatology (9.8%), and incest (8.2%) being more common. In a small minority, telephone scatology (3.3%), voyeurism (1.6%), and fetishism (1.6%) were reported to be the only method of sexual gratification. Conclusions Sexual difficulties were similar to other reports in different cultures. Varieties of preferences were practiced, and there were variations among different sociodemographic groups.

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“…[3], and Ackerman [2]), but it was the least frequently observed disorder in anxious patients. In a population‐based study in India, dyspareunia with overall prevalence of 12.5% was significantly more common among individuals who had urinary sensory symptoms when compared with their counterparts [20].…”

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Relationship Between Female Sexual Difficulties and Mental Health in Patients Referred to Two Public and Private Settings in Tehran, Iran

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Noohi

Shafiee-Kandjani

2007

The Journal of Sexual Medicine

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Introduction Sexual difficulty has various effects on patients suffering from this condition that can impact on interpersonal and marital relationships. Sexual function may be adversely affected by stress of any kind and emotional disorders. There have been limited studies focusing on the mental health of those suffering from this problem. Aim To determine the relationship between sexual difficulties and mental health in female patients seeking help in psychiatric clinics. Methods The study was based on the case–control design methodology in which the case group consisted of 165 outpatients of two psychiatric clinics, who were diagnosed with different mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, phobia, aggression, and somatic complaints (33 subjects for each type of disorder). The 33 subjects in the control group were chosen among the patients’ relatives and visitors who had no history of either seeking psychiatric help or taking psychiatric drugs. The subjects of both case and control groups were selected based on a convenience sampling method. Moreover, the data were collected based on two techniques of “interview” and “questionnaire;” the latter was of three different subcategories, each dealt with demographic characteristics, sexual difficulties, and a Symptom Check-List-90-Revised. Main Outcome Measure Assessing female sexual difficulties associated with mental health and differences between women with and without psychiatric problems. Results The obtained results indicated that there was a significant difference between the prevalence of sexual difficulties (e.g., sexual desire and orgasm disorders) in the case group and that of the control group. It was also revealed that there was a significant difference between the depressed, aggressive, as well as those with somatic complaints, and their control group counterparts. Conclusions In Iran, sexual difficulties seem to be more frequent in those seeking psychiatric help in clinics than in those within the normal population.

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Dyspareunia and Urinary Sensory Symptoms in India: Population-Based Study

Cited by 14 publications

References 13 publications

Dyspareunia, Urinary Sensory Symptoms, and Incontinence Among Young Chinese Women

Dyspareunia, Urinary Sensory Symptoms, and Incontinence Among Young Chinese Women

A Pilot Survey of Sexual Functioning and Preferences in a Sample of English-Speaking Adults from a Small South Indian Town

Relationship Between Female Sexual Difficulties and Mental Health in Patients Referred to Two Public and Private Settings in Tehran, Iran

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