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Introdução: Vulvodinia foi um termo cunhado pela ISSVD para definir uma dor crónica localizada à vulva, com duração superior a 3 meses, e que pode ser provocada, espontânea ou ambas. Existia a convicção de ser uma entidade rara, no entanto, estudos recentes vieram sugerir uma prevalência que varia de 3 a 18,5% de todas as mulheres, de forma independente da idade. A maioria das mulheres que sofrem desta afeção continuam a ser subdiagnosticadas e por isso tratadas inadequadamente.
Objetivo: Determinar a prevalência e fatores epidemiológicos associados à vulvodinia em mulheres jovens.
Metodologia: Investigação transversal de cariz quantitativo descritivo, com componente analítica dos dados. Para a recolha dos dados, um questionário anónimo foi entregue às estudantes que frequentavam o ensino na UBI com idades compreendidas entre os 17 e os 28 anos, selecionadas através de um método não probabilístico. O questionário foi constituído por três secções: 1) dados sociodemográficos, 2) antecedentes ginecológicos, obstétricos e sexuais e 3) dor vulvar. Os dados foram analisados no Microsoft Excel® 2007 e SPSS® - versão 20 para o Windows® e consideraram-se significativos para um p<0,05. Recorreu-se ao teste de independência do Qui-quadrado para analisar as relações entre as variáveis.
Resultados: Do total de questionários considerados válidos (n=752), 312 mulheres (41,5%) relataram queixa de dor na vulva ou na vagina em algum momento da sua vida, 68 mulheres (9%) referiram dor no momento da aplicação do questionário mas apenas 41 inquiridas (5,5%) preenchiam critérios de vulvodinia.
A presença de vulvodinia mostrou ter um impacto significativo na qualidade de vida e na atividade sexual das inquiridas (p<0,05). No entanto, das jovens que afirmaram sentir dor à data da realização do inquérito (n=68), apenas 23 (34%) referiram já ter procurado ajuda médica, e 5 (7,4%) consultaram dois ou mais médicos.
Conclusões: Na nossa série de mulheres jovens, estimámos a prevalência de vulvodinia em 5,5%.
Introduction: Vulvodynia is the terminology used by ISSVD to define a chronic pain disorder located in the vulvar area, with more than 3 months length that could be described as provoked, unprovoked or both. Although previously thought to be rare, recent studies suggest an estimated prevalence of 3 to 18,5% of women of all ages. The majority of women who suffer from vulvodynia continue to be underdiagnosed and so improperly treated. Aim: To determine the prevalence and epidemiologic factors associated to vulvodynia in young women. Methods: Cross-sectional research, drafted in a quantitative descriptive caraway with analytical component of data. To collect data, an anonymous questionnaire was handed out to UBI students with ages between 17 and 28 years, selected by a non probabilistic sampling. The questionnaire was divided in three sections: 1) socio-demographic data, 2) obstetrics, gynecology and sexual background and 3) vulvar pain. The data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel® 2007 and SPSS® - version 20 for Windows® and were considered significant at p<0,05. We resorted to the test of independence Chi-square to analyze the relationships between variables. Results: From the total of validated questionnaires (n=752), 312 of the women (41,5%) reported vulvar pain complains in some point of their life, 68 of the women (9%) reported vulvar pain at the time of the questionnaire application but only 41 (5,5%) of the surveyed meet vulvodynia’s criteria. The presence of vulvodynia has shown a significant impact on the quality of life and the sexual activity of the surveyed (p<0,05). However, from the women who refer pain at the time of the questionnaire filling (n=68) only 23 (34%) women reported having sought medical care and 5 (7,4%) had consulted two or more clinicians. Conclusion: In our group of young women, we estimated the prevalence of vulvodynia in 5.5%.
Introduction: Vulvodynia is the terminology used by ISSVD to define a chronic pain disorder located in the vulvar area, with more than 3 months length that could be described as provoked, unprovoked or both. Although previously thought to be rare, recent studies suggest an estimated prevalence of 3 to 18,5% of women of all ages. The majority of women who suffer from vulvodynia continue to be underdiagnosed and so improperly treated. Aim: To determine the prevalence and epidemiologic factors associated to vulvodynia in young women. Methods: Cross-sectional research, drafted in a quantitative descriptive caraway with analytical component of data. To collect data, an anonymous questionnaire was handed out to UBI students with ages between 17 and 28 years, selected by a non probabilistic sampling. The questionnaire was divided in three sections: 1) socio-demographic data, 2) obstetrics, gynecology and sexual background and 3) vulvar pain. The data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel® 2007 and SPSS® - version 20 for Windows® and were considered significant at p<0,05. We resorted to the test of independence Chi-square to analyze the relationships between variables. Results: From the total of validated questionnaires (n=752), 312 of the women (41,5%) reported vulvar pain complains in some point of their life, 68 of the women (9%) reported vulvar pain at the time of the questionnaire application but only 41 (5,5%) of the surveyed meet vulvodynia’s criteria. The presence of vulvodynia has shown a significant impact on the quality of life and the sexual activity of the surveyed (p<0,05). However, from the women who refer pain at the time of the questionnaire filling (n=68) only 23 (34%) women reported having sought medical care and 5 (7,4%) had consulted two or more clinicians. Conclusion: In our group of young women, we estimated the prevalence of vulvodynia in 5.5%.
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Vulvodinia Vulvodinia - Mulheres jovens - Prevalência Vulvodinia - Mulheres jovens - Factores epidemiológicos Dor vulvar
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Universidade da Beira Interior