Gynecological symptoms and sexual behaviors among adolescent women.
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.
Woods
Jennifer L
JL
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AK 72202, USA. WoodsJenniferL@uams.edu
Hensel
Devon J
DJ
Fortenberry
J Dennis
JD
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*