dyspareunia
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Research
6,805 papers- Diagnosis, causes, and treatment of dyspareunia in postmenopausal women.Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2023
- Dyspareunia in Women.American family physician · 2021
- Vaginismus, Dyspareunia and Abuse History: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.The journal of sexual medicine · 2021
- Female sexual pain disorders: dyspareunia and vaginismus.Current opinion in psychiatry · 2014
- Postmenopausal dyspareunia.Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2024
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Dyspareunia in women
- Dyspareunia in men
- Diagnosis
- Differential diagnosis
- Treatment
- History
- Etymology
- Classification
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Dyspareunia ( ) is painful sexual intercourse. Although the word dyspareunia includes both female and male patients, discussions that use the term without specifying the patient's sex usually concern the female type, which is the more common.
In females, the pain may primarily affect the external surface of the genitalia (the vulva or vagina) or may be deeper in the pelvis from pressure against the cervix. Dyspareunia is a pelvic floor dysfunction that is often underdiagnosed. Understanding the duration, location, and nature of the pain is important in diagnosing the causes.
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