Caroline F. Pukall
ORCID: 0000-0003-1553-6118
· 10 papers in corpus
other
2026
BACKGROUND: Orgasm can be an important component of sexual wellbeing broadly and specifically in the preconception period, yet epidemiologic research on orgasm is limited. METHODS: We used cross-sectional data from Pregnancy Study Online (…
other
2026
other
2025
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…
review
2025
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…
observational
2025
BACKGROUND: The neuromuscular contribution to increased tone of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) observed among those with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is unclear. AIM: To determine if PFM activity differs between those with provoked PVD a…
observational
2025
BACKGROUND: Despite the fact that painful intercourse is common among reproductive-aged females, little research has evaluated how people manage painful intercourse while trying to conceive. AIM: To characterize the self-reported frequency…
observational
2024
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…
observational
2023
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…
other
2021
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…
nonrandomized-trial
2021
BACKGROUND: Persistent 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 o…