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. 2020 Sep 4;4(11):bvaa131. doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvaa131

Table 2.

Gynecological Measurements and Pelvic Pain in Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia with Prior Urogenital Surgery Compared With Controlsa

CAH Patients (n = 34)b Controls (n = 27) P-Value
Vaginal Measurements (cm)
 Vaginal Length 8.5 [7.0–9.8] 8.0 [7.5–9.0] 0.770
 Vaginal caliber 3.0 [1.8–3.6] 4.0 [4.0–4.5] <0.001
 Perineal body length 3.4 [2.5–4.1] 5.0 [4.0–5.5] <0.001
 Genital hiatus 1.7 [1.0–2.0] c 2.0 [1.5–2.5] 0.446
Clitoral Measurements (cm)
 Clitoral length 1.3 [0.9–2.0] d 1.0 [0.5–1.0] <0.001
 Clitoral width 1.1 [0.8–1.5] d 0.5 [0.2–0.5] <0.001
 Clitoral height 1.4 [1.0–1.8] d 0.5 [0.2–1.0] <0.001
 Clitoral Index (cm2) 1.5 [0.8–3.0] d 0.25 [0.04–0.5] <0.001
Self-reported Pelvic Pain (#, %)
 Dysmenorrhea 9 (26.5%) 13 (48.1%) 0.080
 Dyspareunia 12 (50%) e 4 (14.8%) 0.007
 Other pelvic pain 8 (23.5%) 0 0.007

Median [interquartile range] unless otherwise specified.

Clitoral Index was calculated as clitoral length × width × height.

a Controls were age-, race-, and marital status–matched.

b Excluded 2 patients without genital surgery.

c Unable to measure on 3 patients. n = 31

d Excluded 7 patients (4 no palpable clitoris; 3 buried and unable to measure). n = 27

e Excluded 10 patients who had never been sexually active. n = 24