Painful intercourse sexual pain complaint
Conditions
Interventions
Women will be exposed to an emotion induction (sexual arousal and anxiety)
using erotic film and threathening film excerpts. Also, fear of pain will be
induced by exposing participants to the sugges
Sponsors
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women with dyspareunia will be selected based on the DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000) diagnosis of dyspareunia. Control subjects will be included if they have had no sexual complaints for at least one year, and were sexually active including intercourse. Inclusion criteria for both groups will be age >= 18
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Women will be excluded if any of the following applies: homosexual orientation (because of the heterosexual erotic film stimuli); pregnancy or lactation; a diagnosis of affective, psychotic or substance related disorder according to DSM-IV-TR; having undergone a radical hysterectomy or prolapse surgery; using medication that may affect sexual response (to determine possible sexual side-effects the *Farmacotherapeutisch kompas* will be used); disorders of the genitals or pelvis that may influence sexual arousal or pelvic floor responses, or the measurement of these responses; other medical disorders that may influence the sexual arousal or pelvic floor responses, or the measurement of these responses.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - genitale sexual arousal measured by photoplethysmography - pelvic floor activity measured by surface EMG at the pelvic floor muscles | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - muscle activity in the trapezius - subjective sexual arousal and affect | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed