Table 3. Dimensions of International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Vaginal Symptoms ^* of women with symptoms of genitourinary syndrome of menopause.

Dimension	Before	After	p value
Q1 Difficulty in vaginal intercourse	2.6 (1.2)	1.1 (1.3)	0.0024
Q2 Discomfort or pain in vaginal penetration	2.8 (1.5)	0.9 (1.3)	0.0020
Q3 Itching, burning, irritation in vagina or around	1.2 (1.5)	0.3 (0.6)	0.0703
Q4 Is your vagina very dry?	3.4 (0.9)	0.7 (0.8)	0.0001
Q5 Satisfaction with the appearance of your vulva	1.1 (1.2)	0.5 (1.0)	0.3203
Q6 Use of lubricant	2.6 (1.8)	0.4 (0.9)	0.0039
Q7 How vaginal symptoms interfere with your life?	2.8 (0.9)	0.5 (0.8)	0.0001
Q8 Satisfaction with sexual life in general	2.1 (1.7)	1.0 (0.8)	0.0845

Mean and standard deviation, Student's t test; significant difference p value <0.05.

^*Adapted [with eight questions] from: Tamanini JT, Almeida FG, Girotti ME, Riccetto CL, Palma PC, Rios LA. The Portuguese validation of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Vaginal Symptoms (ICIQ-VS) for Brazilian women with pelvic organ prolapse. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2008;19(10):1385-91.