%0 Journal Article %T Prevalence of dyspareunia and vulvodynia in a Colombian clinic sample: A pilot survey %A Ana Lucia Herrera Betancourt %A Georgine Lamvu %A Jorge Dario Lopez Isanoa %A Jose Duvan Lopez-Jaramillo %A Juan Diego Villegas-Echeverri %A Katherine Enrique Bautista %J Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders %@ 2284-0273 %D 2019 %R 10.1177/2284026519838735 %X The primary objective of our research was to determine the prevalence of dyspareunia and vulvodynia in a limited clinical sample of Colombian women. The study was composed of women who were seen in local Colombian medical clinics. A pilot survey was designed in Spanish to obtain patients* demographic and medical history. Harlow*s validated questionnaire was incorporated into our survey to screen for dyspareunia and vulvodynia. Five hundred and eighty-two women completed the survey and 96.2% (N = 560) reported being sexually active. The survey response rate was 96%. Among those who were initially screened and reported being sexually active, 51.8% (N = 290; 95% confidence interval: 47.7%每55.9%) described having pain with intercourse (dyspareunia) and 25.9% (N = 145; 95% confidence interval: 22.4%每29.7%) did not have pain. Of those who were sexually active, Harlow*s validated questionnaire was completed by 490 women: 27.6% (N = 135; 95% confidence interval: 23.7每31.75) described vulvar pain lasting longer than 3 months (vulvodynia); 51.9% (95% confidence interval: 43.1%每60.5%) had burning pain; 42.4% (95% confidence interval: 33.8%每51.0%) had sharp stabbing pain; 69.6% (95% confidence interval: 61.1%每77.2%) reported having pain during intercourse (dyspareunia). In this select population sample, the prevalence of dyspareunia ranged from 51.8% using a general survey to 69.6% using a validated questionnaire. The prevalence of vulvodynia was 27.6% (95% confidence interval: 23.7每31.75). This is higher than the prevalence of dyspareunia (45%) and vulvodynia (3%每16%) reported in the US general population %K Dyspareunia %K vulvodynia %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2284026519838735