Subject: ROSES Sexual Pain Study 

Contact: If you have any questions about this research, email the lead researcher Natascha Niekamp via natascha.niekamp@hmc.ox.ac.uk

Details of study:  

Researchers from the University of Oxford would like to invite you to take part in research. 

This research will involve filling in an online questionnaire about your pain symptoms and how you feel about your body. 

What is the purpose of the study? 

Vaginismus, dyspareunia, and vulvodynia/vestibulodynia are female sexual pain conditions which can involve pain before, during, or after sex, or more generalised pain in the genital area. These conditions are often treated with medication or physiotherapy. However, women with these conditions may benefit from psychological treatment as well.  
 
Researchers wonder whether sexual pain conditions are related to body image and beliefs about how one looks, and feelings of anxiety that may be associated with this.  

The purpose of this study is to find out more about this and develop better 
treatment options for women who experience sexual pain. 

We want to find out more about how women with and without sexual pain conditions think about their bodies, view their own appearance, and how they may appear to others.  

This may help develop better treatment options for women with sexual pain. 

Requirements:  

We are looking for two groups of people: 

  1. Individuals who have a diagnosis of vaginismus/dyspareunia/vulvodynia/vestibulodynia with ongoing symptoms such as unexplained pain before, during and/or after sex in the vulval/vaginal area 
  2. Individuals who have never received such a diagnosis and have never experienced these types of pain

In order to take part, you need to: 

  • Have a vagina from birth
  • Not be pregnant or post-partum
  • Not have other medical conditions that can also cause sexual pain 

Website: You can find out more and take part, by following this link: https://forms.office.com/e/Wr81SXmLdL 

Alternatively, scan the QR code given below: 

QR code for Oxford Uni ROSES Sexual Pain Study

(Correct as at 2 September 2024) 

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