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Table 1 Characteristics of 18 key informants

From: “You have to go through it and have your children”: reproductive experiences among women with vulvodynia

Status

Years from diagnosis to interview, y

Diagnosing clinician

No. of pregnanciesa

Pregnancy intention for index

Type of vulvodynia

Pregnant

17

OB/GYN

1

Not trying to prevent

Secondary

Pregnant

10

OB/GYN

1

Trying

Secondary

Pregnant

1

Primary Doctor

1

Trying

Secondary

Pregnant

3

OB/GYN & Derm

2

Trying

Secondary

Pregnant

1

Uro-GYN

1

Trying

Secondary

Pregnant

5

OB/GYN

1

Trying

Secondary

Pregnant

5

OB/GYN

1

Trying

Primary

Pregnant

N/A

N/A

2

Trying

Primary

Postpartum

2

OB/GYN

2

Trying

Secondary

Postpartum

8

OB/GYN

1

Trying

Secondary

Postpartum

4

OB/GYN

1

Trying

Secondary

Postpartum

8

NP

1

Trying

Primary

Postpartum

6

OB/GYN

1

Trying

Secondary

Postpartum

4

OB/GYN

1

Trying

Primary

Postpartum

15

NP

1

Not trying

Secondary

Postpartum

4

OB/GYN

2

Trying

Primary

Postpartum

6

OB/GYN

1

Trying

Primary

Postpartum

8

OB/GYN

1

Trying

Secondary

  1. aIncluding index pregnancy. NP, Nurse practitioner; Derm, Dermatologist