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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gynecol Oncol. 2020 Jun 8;158(2):366–374. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.05.025

Table 2.

Changes in Vulvovaginal Health Outcomes over Time

Vaginal Dryness (VAS1) Vaginal Dryness (VuAS1)
None Mild Moderate Severe None Mild Moderate Severe
BL 0 (0%) 15 (35%) 11 (26%) 17 (39%) 10 (23%) 12 (28%) 10 (23%) 11 (26%)
T2 15 (44%) 14 (41%) 4 (12%) 1 (3%) 14 (41%) 12 (35%) 6 (18%) 2 (6%)
T3 18 (55%) 12 (36%) 2 (6%) 1 (3%) 18 (55%) 8 (24%) 5 (15%) 2 (6%)
T4 22 (81%) 1 (4%) 2 (7%) 2 (7%) 19 (70%) 3 (11%) 5 (19%) 0 (0%)
Vaginal Irritation (VAS3) Vulvar Irritation (VuAS3)
None Mild Moderate Severe None Mild Moderate Severe
BL 33 (77%) 8 (19%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%)   20 (47%)   12 (28%)   8 (19%)   3 (7%)
T2 30 (88%) 4 (12%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)   25 (74%)   8 (23%)   1 (3%)   0 (0%)
T3 25 (76%) 7 (21%) 0 (0%) 1 (3%)   18 (55%)   12 (36%)   2 (6%)   1 (3%)
T4 25 (93%) 1 (4%) 1 (4%) 0 (0%)   24 (89%)   2 (7%)   1 (4%)   0 (0%)
Dyspareunia (VAS4) Painful to Touch (VuAS4)
None Mild Moderate Severe None Mild Moderate Severe
BL 0 (0%) 4 (16%) 14 (56%) 7 (28%) 21 (64%) 6 (18%) 4 (12%) 2 (6%)
T2 4 (31%) 4 (31%) 2 (15%) 3 (23%) 20 (87%) 1 (4%) 2 (9%) 0 (0%)
T3 5 (38%) 3 (23%) 2 (15%) 3 (23%) 2 (15%) 2 (15%) 21 (91%) 2 (9%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
T4 4 (36%) 3 (27%) 3 (27%) 1 (9%) 18 (86%) 3 (14%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Vaginal Irritation (on exam) Vulvar Irritation (on exam)
None Mild Moderate Severe None Mild Moderate Severe
BL 28 (80%) 5 (14%) 2 (6%) 0 (0%) 23 (55%) 12 (28%) 5 (12%) 2 (5%)
T2 22 (79%) 6 (21%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 22 (65%) 10 (29%) 2 (6%) 0 (0%)
T3 25 (89%) 2 (7%) 1 (4%) 0 (0%) 24 (73%) 7 (21%) 1 (3%) 1 (3%)
T4 22 (92%) 2 (8%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 21 (78%) 5 (18%) 1 (4%) 0 (0%)
Vaginal pH (on exam) Vulvar Atrophy (on exam)
<5 5-6.5 >6.5 None Mild Moderate Severe
BL 4 (9%) 26 (61%) 13 (30%) 17 (39%) 19 (44%) 5 (12%) 2 (5%)
T2 3 (9%) 16 (47%) 15 (44%) 20 (59%) 13 (38%) 1 (3%) 0 (0%)
T3 9 (27%) 19 (58%) 9 (27%) 19 (58%) 13 (39%) 1 (3%) 0 (0%)
T4 4 (15%) 17 (65%) 5 (19%) 12 (44%) 13 (48%) 2 (7%) 0 (0%)
Vaginal Stenosis (on exam) Vestibular Irritation (on exam)
No Yes No Yes
BL 31 (94%) 2 (6%) 27 (63%) 16 (37%)
T2 26 (93%) 2 (7%) 21 (64%) 12 (36%)
T3 25 (89%) 3 (11%) 24 (73%) 9 (27%)
T4 19 (83%) 4 (17%) 20 (74%) 7 (26%)

BL, Baseline; T2, Timepoint 2; T3, Timepoint 3; T4, Timepoint 4; VAS, Vaginal Assessment Scale; VuAS, Vulvar Assessment Scale

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