METHODS: A retrospective study of patients presenting with severe refractory vaginismus treated in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The present article reports on a cognitive behavioural model for the assessment and treatment of patients with vaginismus. [doi.org]

“Every adult is entitled to one episode of uveitis before you do a workup,” he adds. [creakyjoints.org]

Despite this, little has been done to seek women's views about their treatment. This study set out to explore women's experiences of vaginismus treatment with vaginal trainers, and to use their voices to propose guidelines for improving treatment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Prevention, and Complications Prognosis vaginal dilators are typically very successful Please rate topic. [step2.medbullets.com]

Topics may include: Sexual anatomy Sexual response cycle Common myths about sex Outlook (Prognosis) Women who are treated by a sex therapy specialist can very often overcome this problem. Images References Cowley DS, Lentz GM. [ufhealth.org]

EXPECTATIONS (PROGNOSIS) When treated by a specialist in sex therapy, success rates are generally very high. [studfile.net]

Topics may include: Sexual anatomy Sexual response cycle Common myths about sex Outlook (Prognosis) Women who are treated by a sex therapy specialist can very often overcome this problem. References Cowley DS, Lentz GM. [mountsinai.org]

As a result, there has been a lack of research interest with very few well-controlled diagnostic, etiological or treatment outcome studies. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Reissing ED, Binik YM, Khalifé S, Cohen D, Amsel R (2003) Etiological correlates of vaginismus: sexual and physical abuse, sexual knowledge, sexual self-schema, and relationship adjustment. [doi.org]

Author information 1 Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 2 Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Epidemiology Incidence The incidence of vaginismus is thought to be about 1–17% per year worldwide. In North America, 12–21% of women have genito-pelvic pain of varying etiologies (2). [unboundmedicine.com]

[edit] True epidemiological studies of vaginismus have not been done, as diagnosis would require painful examinations that those with vaginismus would most likely avoid. [en.wikipedia.org]

Etiology and Pathophysiology Most often multifactorial in both primary and secondary vaginismus Primary Psychological and psychosocial issues Negative messages about sex and sexual relations in upbringing may cause phobic reaction. [unboundmedicine.com]

In the note accompanying that definition, the following can be found about pain that happens for psychological reasons: [5] Many people report pain in the absence of tissue damage or any likely pathophysiological cause; usually this happens for psychological [ipfs.io]

Generally, if the sleep disorder is one of the major complaints and is perceived as a condition in itself, the present code should be used along with other pertinent diagnoses describing the psychopathology and pathophysiology involved in a given case [apps.who.int]

While the etiology of urethral diverticula continues to be debated, the pathophysiology appears to revolve around obstruction of and infection within the paraurethral glands. [primarypsychiatry.com]

Vaginismus can totally prevent coitus or make it extremely painful, a condition known as dyspareunia. Treatment includes counseling and exercises to improve voluntary control of the vaginal muscles. [britannica.com]

This can cause sexual intercourse to become painful or prevent it all together. [study.com]

[…] the vagina preventing intercourse. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]