title: Gynecological symptoms and sexual behaviors among adolescent women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study sought to expand the minimal understanding of the prevalence of gynecological symptoms, such as vulvovaginal pain, pelvic cramps, and vaginal discharge, and the prevalence of the relationship of symptom duration to event-level sexual behaviors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were daily diaries collected from an ongoing, longitudinal cohort with the three symptom variables
  
  
  METHODS
  Symptom duration was calculated, and event-level sexual behaviors were included.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was reported with relative frequency that single symptoms had positive and negative effects, whereas multiple symptoms and long duration of symptoms decreased the likelihood of all noncoital sexual behaviors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gynecological symptoms influence the likelihood of sexual behaviors, suggesting a complex relationship between the occurrences.
authors.affiliation: Division of Adolescent Medicine, Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AK 72202, USA. WoodsJenniferL@uams.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: Devon J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hensel
authors.forename: J Dennis
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fortenberry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008499:Medical Records; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D019522:Vaginal Discharge / Q000150:complications*