Background Recent research has highlighted controversies in the conceptualisation,
diagnosis and treatment of vaginismus. Vaginal trainers are currently the most widely used …

Genital pain is a prevalent, complex, and disabling health concern in women. Efforts to study
this chronic pain condition have been complicated by the fact that genital pain is …

Objective There are many predisposing factors associated with vaginismus, but there is lack
of data in the literature regarding which and how of these factors influence the success rate …

Any one of the above criteria must be met for a diagnosis of GPPPD, with at least six months
duration and the presence of clinically significant distress. The dysfunction may be lifelong …

Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this review is to examine recent literature on the
relationship between sexual disgust and aspects of female sexual functioning, with …

Although fear learning mechanisms are implicated in the development, maintenance,
exacerbation, and reduction of genital pain, systematic research on how fear of genital pain …

Objectives Comparing patients with vaginismus with women without vaginismus in terms of
anxiety, childhood trauma, and other sexual dysfunctions. Methods: Outpatients with …

Introduction Emergent evidence suggests that pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dysfunction
contributes to dyspareunia, the experience of pain on vaginal penetration …

Vaginal penetration skills and behavior are considered different aspects of vaginal
penetration. Nevertheless, these terms are used interchangeably in most genito-pelvic …

Objective Vaginismus and dyspareunia are together categorized as a genito-pelvic pain and
penetration disorder. We aimed to evaluate the threshold of pain and the pain sensitivity in …