Sexual pain and IC/BPS in women
- 주제(키워드) Cystitis , interstitial , Sexual dysfunction , Chronic pain , Vulvodynia , Lower urinary tract symptoms , Quality of life
- 주제(기타) Urology & Nephrology
- 설명문(일반) [Kim, Su Jin] Catholic Univ Korea, Seoul St Marys Hosp, Dept Urol, Coll Med, Seoul, South Korea; [Kim, Jayoung] Cedars Sinai Med Ctr, Dept Surg & Biomed Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA; [Kim, Jayoung] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA; [Yoon, Hana] Ewha Womans Univ, Dept Urol, Med Res Ctr, Sch Med, Seoul, South Korea; [Kim, Su Jin] Yonsei Univ, Wonju Coll Med, Dept Urol, Wonju, South Korea
- 등재 SCIE, SCOPUS
- OA유형 Green Published, gold
- 발행기관 BMC
- 발행년도 2019
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000159899
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12894-019-0478-0
- PubMed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31170952
초록/요약
Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) and female sexual dysfunction (FSD) are common conditions that substantially reduce women's health. In particular, women with IC/BPS show vulvodynia, a kind of FDS that originates from consistent pain around the vulvar area. There have been many studies attempting to find the underlying mechanisms that induce the chronic pain associated with IC/BPS and vulvodynia and explain why these two conditions often coexist. Proposed theories suggest that pain hypersensitivity is being mediated by peripheral and central sensitization. However, there are still many unknown factors, such as etiologies, that can evoke pain hypersensitivity and may be linking the casual relationship between IC/BPS and vulvodynia. At present, knowledge regarding IC/BPS and vulvodynia are insufficient when considering their clinical importance. Therefore, efforts are necessary to elucidate the issues surrounding IC/BPS and vulvodynia.
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