Subject: Characterisation of generalised and vulvar pain

Contact: Dr Jen Glayzer, PhD, RN via email at jshenk5@uic.edu 

Details of study: We are looking for participants for an online survey to help us learn more about generalised pain (pain located anywhere in the body) and vulvar pain (pain on the outside of the vagina). You do not need both types of pain to participate.

The online survey will take 15-25 minutes. The study is being conducted by Dr Judith Schlaeger, PhD CNM (primary investigator) and Dr Jen Glayzer, PhD, RN at the University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing.

Participation is anonymous and no one will be able to tell if you participated.  

Please contact Jen Glayzer at jshenk5@uic.edu if you have any questions.

Requirements:

To participate people must:

  • Be born with a vagina 
  • Be over the age of 18 
  • Have at least one of the following: 
    • Vaginal pain or pain during sex
    • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
    • Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder

Survey website: http://tinyurl.com/studyvps 

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(Correct as at 27 March 2024)