Survey Results
For the past year, we have conducted an anonymous online survey about pelvic pain and its effects on relationships. There was a Women’s survey and a Partner survey. The survey was closed out on January 1, 2008. Below are some of the current significant statistics from the survey. These are a few preliminary statistics. Full results and the comments within the survey will be used in our book, “Secret Suffering: How Women’s Sexual Pain Affects Their Relationships.”
Women’s Survey Results
- 48% have experienced pain for over five years
- 32% (highest percentage) are women between 21 and 30
- 41% consider the pain severe
- 74% describe one symptom as burning
- 58% says they have sex less than they used to
- 30% are less emotionally intimate
- 68% say intercourse hurts
- 51% of women say they continue with intercourse even when it hurts
- 71% say these conditions make them feel depressed/despondent
- 41% have seen five or more healthcare providers
- 63% were overall unsatisfied with the care they received from healthcare providers
Partner’s Survey Results
- 73% say they feel badly for her
- 86% say their partner asks or tells them to stop if it hurts during sex
- 54% are disappointed
- 83% says this issue won’t cause their relationship to end