Table 1.

Demographic, Health-related, and Behavioral Characteristics by Phenotype

	Mild Localized Pain Phenotype (n = 12)		Severe Localized Pain Phenotype (n = 2)		Multiple Severe Symtpoms Phenotype (n = 6)
	mean (SD)	n (%)	mean (SD)	n (%)	mean (SD)	n (%)
Age	21.8 (2.6)		19 (5.7)		20 (3.5)
Menstrual Characteristics
Years since Menarche	9.2 (3.1)		7 (5.7)		8.0 (2.8)
Menstrual Cycle Lenth (Days)	27.9 (2.2)		29.5 (2.1)		29.2 (2.9)
Dysmenorrhea Symptom Burden Score	29.4 (15.4)		40.0 (9.9)		58.2 (16.4)
Race and Ethnicity
White		8 (66.7)		2 (100)		2 (33.3)
Black		3 (25)		0 (0)		4 (66.7)
Asian		1 (8.3)		0 (0)		0 (0)
Hispanic/Latino		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)
Medical History
Menorrhagia		1 (8.3)		0 (0)		0 (0)
Bacterial Vaginosis		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)
Sexually Transmitted Infection		1 (8.3)		0 (0)		0 (0)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)
Typical Health Behaviors
Sexually Active		7 (58.3)		1 (50)		3 (50)
Alcohol User (1–5 times/week)		4 (33.3)		0 (0)		2 (33.3)
Current Smoker		1 (8.3)		0 (0)		1 (16.7)
Douching		1 (8.3)		0 (0)		0 (0)
Regularly Consuming Probiotics		1 (8.3)		0 (0)		0 (0)
Recent Health Behaviors
Took Any Antibiotics During the study		1 (8.3)		0 (0)		0 (0)
Unprotected vaginal sexa		0 (0)		1 (50) 2		0 (0)
Used Tamponb		8 (66.7)		2 (100)		4 (66.7)
Used Menstral Padb		6 (50)		1 (50)		3 (50)
Used Menstrual Cupb		2 (16.7)		0 (0)		0 (0)

Note.

^aWithin 24 hours before collecting vaginal swab.

^bBefore on-menses vaginal swab.