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Dyspareunia

Dyspareunia refers to pain in the pelvic area during or after sexual intercourse. It is believed that dyspareunia is caused by physical factors at least 75% of the time. Psychological factors are infrequently involved and will most commonly be associated with previous sexual trauma (rape or abuse), feelings of guilt, or negative attitudes toward sex. Read more on dyspareunia on sex-therapy.com.au.

Vaginismus

Vaginismus is a condition which affects a woman's ability to engage in any form of vaginal penetration, including sexual penetration, insertion of tampons, and the penetration involved in gynecological examinations. This is the result of a conditioned reflex of the pubococcygeus muscle, which is sometimes referred to as the "PC muscle". The reflex causes the muscles in the vagina to tense suddenly, which makes any kind of vaginal penetration—including sexual penetration—either painful or impossible. Read more on vaginismus on sex-therapy.com.au.

Vulvodynia

‘Vulvodynia’ is a medical term (derived from the Greek word dynos = pain), coined to describe chronic vulvar discomfort or pain of uncertain origin. In that almost 90% of women with this syndrome have a fair complexion and very sun-sensitive skin, it seems likely that the basic disease process is hypersensitivity/susceptibility to painful inflammation, because of individual’s genetic makeup. Some doctors suspect that the trigger is a low grade yeast infection or a virus. It often feels like a yeast infection but the medication prescribed by the doctor either doesn’t help at all or helps only for a short time. It is not sexually transmitted. Read more on vulvodynia on sex-therapy.com.au.

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