Ricerc@Sapienza

Genital Pain (GP) is a common symptom in reproductive age women. It is probably underestimated in clinical studies and often neglected by both patients and clinicians, although negative effects on women's sexual and reproductive health are widely recognized. The main aim of this study was to explore the presence and perception of GP and its association with sexual functioning, distress, emotions, mental health and Quality of Life (QoL) in the general population.

Background
Genital pain (GP) is a common symptom in women of reproductive age. The prevalence of GP is difficult to gauge as it has been underreported by both patients and clinicians and neglected in clinical studies despite wide recognition of the adverse effects to women's health.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of the pubococcygeal line (PCL) position on hiatal descent grading, comparing the method recommended by the official guidelines with the other two most common methods reported in literature. Methods: Female patients prospectively included performed dynamic-MR (1,5 T) in supine position. Rectum and vagina were filled with ultrasound gel. MR protocol included TSE T2 weighted sequences on axial/sagittal/coronal planes and steady-state sequences (FIESTA) on midsagittal plane during three phases (rest, strain and defecation).

To evaluate the sacral nerve root features by the means of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diffusion Tensor Imaging (MRI-DTI) tractography in women with endometriosis and /or adenomyosis and to analyze the correlation between DTI abnormalities, pain symptoms, and endometriotic lesions found at surgery.