Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants

Personal History	N
Age (yrs. ± s.d.)	118	30.4 ± 7.6
-- White, not Hispanic	110	93.2%
-- White, Hispanic	4	3.4%
-- Asian or Pacific Islander	3	2.5%
-- Black, Hispanic	1	0.8%
-- Other	1	0.8%
Years of education	118	16.0 ± 3.0
Age of onset of vulvodynia pain	118	24.3 + 7.4
Sexually active now	82/118	69.5%
History of tampon pain with insertion	75/118	63.6%
First sexual experience “moderate to severe pain”	65/118	55.1%
Tampon Test (adhered to protocol per subject week)	1136 / 1180	96.3%
Intercourse at least once per subject week	586 / 1180	49.7%