The Subjective Experience of Dyspareunia in Women with Endometriosis: A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Research

Although dyspareunia (pain during intercourse) is common in women with endometriosis, there is poor qualitative evidence describing women’s subjective experience of this symptom. This systematic review of qualitative research aimed to provide an in-depth exploration of women’s lived experience of dy...

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Autores principales:	Federica Facchin, Laura Buggio, Dhouha Dridi, Giussy Barbara, Paolo Vercellini
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	dyspareunia endometriosis qualitative research subjective experience systematic review Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:552715be5b654b27aca44e0d0b3932312021-11-25T17:51:14ZThe Subjective Experience of Dyspareunia in Women with Endometriosis: A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Research10.3390/ijerph1822121121660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/552715be5b654b27aca44e0d0b3932312021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12112https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Although dyspareunia (pain during intercourse) is common in women with endometriosis, there is poor qualitative evidence describing women’s subjective experience of this symptom. This systematic review of qualitative research aimed to provide an in-depth exploration of women’s lived experience of dyspareunia (i.e., how they perceive and describe their pain, how they deal with it, how it affects their psychological health and intimate relationships). A total of 17 published articles were included. Our findings, derived from thematic analysis, highlighted that endometriosis-related dyspareunia manifests itself in multiple forms (deep, introital, and/or positional dyspareunia, at orgasm, during and/or after intercourse). Women use a variety of coping strategies to deal with sexual pain, such as interrupting or avoiding intercourse, enduring pain to seek pregnancy, and/or finding alternative ways to enjoy sexuality. Dyspareunia impairs women’s psychological health, especially in terms of poor self-esteem and sense of femininity and has negative consequences on intimate relationships. Unfortunately, both women and physicians are often reluctant to discuss sexual issues. Sexual health should be routinely assessed during counselling with endometriosis patients. Helping women find targeted strategies to enjoy sexuality despite endometriosis may significantly improve their psychological health and quality of life.Federica FacchinLaura BuggioDhouha DridiGiussy BarbaraPaolo VercelliniMDPI AGarticledyspareuniaendometriosisqualitative researchsubjective experiencesystematic reviewMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12112, p 12112 (2021)
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spellingShingle	dyspareunia endometriosis qualitative research subjective experience systematic review Medicine R Federica Facchin Laura Buggio Dhouha Dridi Giussy Barbara Paolo Vercellini The Subjective Experience of Dyspareunia in Women with Endometriosis: A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Research
description	Although dyspareunia (pain during intercourse) is common in women with endometriosis, there is poor qualitative evidence describing women’s subjective experience of this symptom. This systematic review of qualitative research aimed to provide an in-depth exploration of women’s lived experience of dyspareunia (i.e., how they perceive and describe their pain, how they deal with it, how it affects their psychological health and intimate relationships). A total of 17 published articles were included. Our findings, derived from thematic analysis, highlighted that endometriosis-related dyspareunia manifests itself in multiple forms (deep, introital, and/or positional dyspareunia, at orgasm, during and/or after intercourse). Women use a variety of coping strategies to deal with sexual pain, such as interrupting or avoiding intercourse, enduring pain to seek pregnancy, and/or finding alternative ways to enjoy sexuality. Dyspareunia impairs women’s psychological health, especially in terms of poor self-esteem and sense of femininity and has negative consequences on intimate relationships. Unfortunately, both women and physicians are often reluctant to discuss sexual issues. Sexual health should be routinely assessed during counselling with endometriosis patients. Helping women find targeted strategies to enjoy sexuality despite endometriosis may significantly improve their psychological health and quality of life.
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author	Federica Facchin Laura Buggio Dhouha Dridi Giussy Barbara Paolo Vercellini
author_facet	Federica Facchin Laura Buggio Dhouha Dridi Giussy Barbara Paolo Vercellini
author_sort	Federica Facchin
title	The Subjective Experience of Dyspareunia in Women with Endometriosis: A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Research
title_short	The Subjective Experience of Dyspareunia in Women with Endometriosis: A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Research
title_full	The Subjective Experience of Dyspareunia in Women with Endometriosis: A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Research
title_fullStr	The Subjective Experience of Dyspareunia in Women with Endometriosis: A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Research
title_full_unstemmed	The Subjective Experience of Dyspareunia in Women with Endometriosis: A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Research
title_sort	subjective experience of dyspareunia in women with endometriosis: a systematic review with narrative synthesis of qualitative research
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/552715be5b654b27aca44e0d0b393231
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The Subjective Experience of Dyspareunia in Women with Endometriosis: A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Research

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