Caroline F. Pukall

INTRODUCTION: Dyspareunia affects 8%-22% of women worldwide and an unknown number of gender-diverse people. Dyspareunia is commonly categorized into deep and superficial subtypes based on pain location and underlying etiology; however, curr…

Clinical disorders associated with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) cause demonstrable emotional and physical dysfunction as well as increased health care utilization. Interventions that have been studied for the treatment of CPP often provide ina…

BackgroundThe neuromuscular contribution to increased tone of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) observed among those with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is unclear.AimTo determine if PFM activity differs between those with provoked PVD and pai…

OBJECTIVE: This study sought to investigate associations between components of pain catastrophizing (using the Pain Catastrophizing Scale; rumination, magnification, and helplessness) and components of pain disability (using the Pain Disabi…

Abstract Introduction Endometriosis is a painful, chronic inflammatory condition characterized by the presence of tissue similar to the lining of the uterus growing outside of the uterus, with the most common location being the ovaries (Aud…

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain with various etiologies and mechanisms affects men and women and is a major challenge. Monotherapy is often unsuccessful for chronic pelvic pain, and combinations of different classes of medications are frequ…

BackgroundPersistent genital arousal disorder/genito-pelvic dysesthesia (PGAD/GPD) is a highly distressing yet poorly understood condition characterized by persistent genito-pelvic sensations, often described as "genital arousal," which occ…