The Underestimated Prevalence of Neglected Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women, a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in France

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Henri Panjo¹  François Margueritte¹  Xavier Fritel¹  Virginie Ringa¹  Arnaud Fauconnier²  Marcel Goldberg³  Marie Zins³ 

[1] Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, INSERM U1018, Gender, Health Sexuality Team, 16 Avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier, 94800 Villejuif, France;Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Intercommunal Hospital Center of Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 10 Rue du Champ Gaillard, 78103 Poissy, France;Population-Based Epidemiological Cohorts-INSERM, Paris Saclay University, UVSQ, 94800 Villejuif, France;

关键词: women’s health;    dysmenorrhea;    dyspareunia;    chronic pelvic pain;    non-menstrual chronic pelvic pain;   

DOI  :  10.3390/jcm10112481

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia, and non-menstrual chronic pelvic pain (NMCPP) are symptoms that are probably underreported and neglected. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and overlapping relations between these symptoms among a general population of French women of reproductive age. A cross-sectional study among the nationwide CONSTANCES cohort study recruiting a representative sample of women within different French areas was constructed. Women aged 18–49 years (n = 21,287) who reported periods in the previous three months and experienced intercourse at least once were asked about prevalence of three types of chronic pelvic pain: mild, moderate and severe dysmenorrhea; dyspareunia assessed according to its frequency; NMCPP from a binary question. Between the start of 2012 through the end of 2017, 21,287 women were enrolled, 39.8% of them (95% confidence interval (CI), 39.2–40.5) reported moderate to severe dysmenorrhea; 20.3% (95% CI, 18.7–21.9) of the youngest group (18–24 years) reported severe dysmenorrhea. Dyspareunia was reported to happen often or always by 7.9% (95% CI, 7.5–8.2) and peaked among the youngest women at 12.8% (95% CI, 11.5–14.1). NMCPP was reported by 17.0% (95% CI, 16.5–17.5). Moreover, 7.5% (95% CI, 6.4–8.6) of the women reported two or more types of severe or frequent pain. More attention should be paid to this substantial proportion (7.5%) of French women of reproductive age who experience multiple, severe and frequent pelvic pain symptoms.

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