Clitoral pain: the great unexplored pain in women.
Clitoral pain is not often reported by patients or in literature. The author reports on 7 women from his practice and 14 women who were on-line volunteers, all of whom had clitoral pain as a major feature. Features included mild to moderate rest pain and significant contact, light-touch induced or pressure induced pain. Associations include Multiple Sclerosis, GUillain Barre Syndrome, urethral sphincter dyssynergia, various vulvar pain syndromes (nine cases), post-hysterectomy, Lichen Sclerosis (five cases), spondylolisthesis, vaginismus and genital or pelvic trauma. Eight claimed painful, allodynic nipples and seven had sensitive nipples. Clitoral pain was an important cause of pain in these women.
Gordon
Allan S
AS
Wasser Pain Management Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, #1170, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada.
D000328:Adult; D002987:Clitoris / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires