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Dispareunia and vaginism, sexual disorders due to pain

Dispareunia and vaginism, sexual disorders due to pain

Authors :
Lessing Spengler González
Elvia de Dios Blanco
Lourdes Roque Ortega
Dolores Maurisset Moraguez
Source :
Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar, Vol 49, Iss 3, Pp e0200450-e0200450 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
ECIMED, 2020.

Abstract

Introduction: Within sexual disorders due to pain, dyspareunia and vaginismus are studied. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V encompasses them under the category of pelvic pain and penetration disorder. In Cuba, there are not many theoretical references of these diseases. Objective: Systematize and update the theoretical references related to dyspareunia and vaginismus, from a sexological approach Methods: A review of the literature published on the subject, of the last ten years, in full text, in the SciELO databases and from the search with academic Google with the keywords: sexual disorders due to pain, dyspareunia and vaginismus. Development: Dyspareunia and vaginismus have a multifactorial etiology and varying degrees of impairment of sexual enjoyment of couples. The essential aspects of both entities are presented, fundamentally the classification, etiology, clinical characterization, evaluation and treatment. Conclusions: Dyspareunia and vaginismus are two conditions that affect full and satisfactory sex life and require specialized knowledge, guidance and treatment for the results to be satisfactory.

Details

Language :
Spanish; Castilian
ISSN :
15613046
Volume :
49
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.5513e7ba5a8d4e29a730fb4a9b3dc439
Document Type :
article