Journal of women's health
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Journal of women's health · Jan 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyPain Rating in Women with Provoked Vestibulodynia: Evaluating Influence of Race.
Chronic pain may be perceived differently according to gender and race, which may affect physical health and psychological wellbeing. We evaluated daily pain ratings in black women as compared to white women with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD). ⋯ While race was associated with functional impairment, after accounting for this, race was not associated with level of vulvar pain with PVD.