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Karin Edgardh

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PubMed2005

[Experiences with a special vulvar clinic in Oslo].

BACKGROUND: Women with longstanding vulvar problems have difficulties finding medical care. In 2000, a first Norwegian vulvar clinic was opened at the Olafia centre for venereology in Oslo. The initiative was continued in 2003 by a multi-professional team in the dept. of gynaecology and obstetrics at Rikshospitalet University Hospital. METHODS: Medical records from the two Vulva clinics have been reviewed in retrospect. RESULTS: During the period 2000 to 2003, a total of 217 patients had 470 visits to the Olafia clinic, mean age 31.4 years. Vulvodynia was diagnosed in 52% of all patients, 30% had a genital infection, 22% a genital dermatitis or dermatosis and 21% a primary sexual problem. At the multi-professional Rikshospitalet vulva clinic, run by specialists in gynaecology and dermato-venereology, 141 patients had 206 visits in 2003, mean age 42.5 years. Vulvodynia was diagnosed in 38%, 26% had a genital skin condition, 11% primary sexual problems, 10% a genital infection, and 10% a gynaecological problem. A few patients were healthy controls. The difference in diagnostic groups is related to the age of the patients. CONCLUSION: The options for vulvar patients have improved in Oslo. Multi-professional cooperation has been achieved in our department, which serves as a national referral centre.

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PubMed2003

Longstanding vulval problems and entry dyspareunia among STD-clinic visitors in Oslo-results from a cross-sectional study.

An increasing number of women with vulval problems and pain attend Olafiaklinikken, the centre for sexually transmitted infection (STI) in Oslo. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of long-standing vulval problems and entry dyspareunia in a consecutive sample of STI-clinic visitors in Oslo. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed before and independent of the consultation. Response rate was 89.6% (502/560). Mean and median age were 25.9 and 24.0 years respectively, range 16-65 years. Vulval soreness, burning, dryness and fissures present for at least three months were reported by 23.1% (116/502), entry dyspareunia by 6.9% (34/494). Independent risk factors for dyspareunia were a history of >/=4 treatments for vulvovaginal candidiasis during the last year, reported by 34.6%, odds ratio (OR) 4.45, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.81-11.0, and a history of bacterial vaginosis, reported by 42.4%, OR 2.34, 95% CI 1.11-4.92. Contraceptive methods, hygienic habits, a history of STIs, depression or sexual abuse were factors unrelated to longstanding symptoms. Investigation with regard to longstanding vulval problems and entry dyspareunia is required for a certain group of sexually transmitted disease-clinic visitors in Oslo, and referral to a special service for vulva patients would be beneficial for selected patients.

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PubMed2002

Sexual behaviour in a low-income high school setting in Stockholm.

Teenage abortions and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are increasing in Sweden, and risky adolescent sexual behaviour is an issue of major concern. The aim of the present cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was to investigate adolescent sexual experience in a low-income high school setting in Stockholm. Among 340 students, 258 participated, response rate=75.9%, mean age=17 years. Homo- or bisexual preference was reported by 11.6% (29/250). Experience of oral sex was reported by 66.3% (163/246), vaginal intercourse by 55.5% (141/254), and anal sex by 10.0% (25/250), with no gender-specific differences. Five or more coital partners were reported by 29.8% (34/114). Condom use at first and most recent intercourse was reported by 61.7% (87/141) and 42.6% (60/141), respectively, and condom breakage by 39.5% (34/86). Truancy, smoking, alcohol and drug use were factors associated with coital experience. Sexual abuse was reported by 2.2% (3/134) of the boys and 13.0% (16/123) of the girls.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2002

The adolescent hymen.

The genital examination is not a routine part of health maintenance assessment in prepubertal and pubertal girls. However, evaluation of minors for suspected sexual abuse has been addressed extensively in the last two decades. In spite of this, normal anatomic variations and developmental changes are not fully investigated. This paper reviews current knowledge about the hymen, with a focus on puberty and adolescence. More is known about the external genitals of prepubertal children than of adolescent girls. No longitudinal studies have been performed among girls older than age 3. Tanner staging does not include detailed genital development. A variety of terms have been used to describe the configuration and/or distortion of the hymen: attenuation, clefts, tears and transections, bumps and notches. No studies have been published on the normal variations of the width of the hymenal rim, although an attenuated and/or narrow rim is categorized as consistent with penetrative sexual abuse according to an international consensus statement. Critiques of the literature on the hymen have been published by experts on forensic medicine, emphasizing the fact that the normal hymenal appearance in adolescents still is not well documented. Few studies on hymenal configuration in nonabused adolescent girls have been performed, including girls with and without experience of consensual vaginal intercourse and use of tampons. Longitudinal investigations are required for a better knowledge of female genital development during puberty, with a special focus on vulvar and hymenal anatomy.

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