Study objective: The study sought to expand the minimal understanding of the prevalence of gynecological symptoms, such as vulvovaginal pain, pelvic cramps, and vaginal discharge, and the prevalence of the relationship of symptom duration to event-level sexual behaviors.
Design: Data were daily diaries collected from an ongoing, longitudinal cohort with the three symptom variables
Main outcome measures: Symptom duration was calculated, and event-level sexual behaviors were included.
Results: It was reported with relative frequency that single symptoms had positive and negative effects, whereas multiple symptoms and long duration of symptoms decreased the likelihood of all noncoital sexual behaviors.
Conclusions: Gynecological symptoms influence the likelihood of sexual behaviors, suggesting a complex relationship between the occurrences.
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