Ricerc@Sapienza

Objectives: Genital Sexual Pain (GSP) is a common symptom in
reproductive-age women: about 40% of women 20-40 y.o. suffer
from pain during sexual activity. Because of the lack of awareness,
many women could continue to go on with this symptom
without asking help to professionals, increasing the risk of pain
chronicization and sexuality impairment. The aim of the present
study was to investigate how many reproductive-age women in
the general population experience GSP, the characteristics of

Objective: The DSM 5 category “Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration disorder” (GPPPD) collects clinical
conditions characterized by different psychological profiles. Vulvodynia and endometriosis are diseases
related to genital sexual pain whose etiologies is still unclear. The objective of the present study was to
investigate the differences between vulvodynia and endometriosis patients in terms of psychological
functioning.
Design and Method: 32 women with genito-pelvic pain, 16 with vulvodynia (VG, mean age 31.75±6.92) and

Objective: Genital Sexual Pain (GSP) is a common symptom in reproductive-age women. Although this
complaint could negatively affect the quality of sex life, there is still a lack of awareness about it in the female
population. The objective of the present study was to explore the presence of GSP in reproductive-age
women, the characteristics of pain (duration, location, etiology), the way women deal with the symptom, and
their sexual functioning.
Design and Method: 653 women (mean age 25.7±4.37) were recruited with snowball method. Participants