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International Journal of Sexual Health Volume 29, 2017 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

Cognitive Factors and Male Genital Pain: A Preliminary Study

Raquel PereiraFaculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto, Porto, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cátia OliveiraFaculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Pedro J. NobreFaculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Pages 202-210 | Received 04 Mar 2016, Accepted 17 Dec 2016, Published online: 24 Jan 2017
 
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ABSTRACT

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate how pain catastrophizing and sexually related thoughts help explain pain intensity in men with genital pain. Methods: Fifty men with genital pain completed an online survey. Results: Sexually related thoughts explained an additional 11.5% of variance of pain intensity, above and beyond the influence of pain catastrophizing and medical conditions. Conclusions: Overall, findings showed that cognitions during sexual activity also contribute to explain pain intensity in men with genital pain. Besides the severity of organic factors and pain catastrophizing, sexually-related thoughts should also be included in clinical evaluation and treatment of male genital pain.

Funding

This work was supported by the Portuguese Scientific Foundation (CPUP UID/PSI/00050/2013; FEDER/COMPETE2020 POCI-01-0145-FEDER; SFRH/BD/112168/2015).

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