Risk of non-resumption of vaginal sex and dyspareunia among cesarean-delivered women
Context: Many women have postpartum sexual dysfunction. The mode of delivery is an important determinant. Aims: To calculate the risk ratio of non-resumption of vaginal sex and dyspareunia during the postpartum period among cesarean-delivered women ...
Prakash Prabhakarrao Doke +5 more
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Dyspareunia in Their Own Words: A Qualitative Description of Endometriosis-Associated Sexual Pain
Introduction: Dyspareunia has been called the neglected symptom of endometriosis and is underexplored in clinical and research contexts. Understanding the physical experience and patient-important aspects of endometriosis-associated sexual pain can help ...
Kate J. Wahl, MSc +6 more
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Perineal Massage Improves the Dyspareunia Caused by Tenderness of the Pelvic Floor Muscles [PDF]
Aim: To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of perineal Thiele massage in the treatment of women with dyspareunia caused by tenderness of the pelvic floor muscles.
Ana Paula Moreira da Silva +6 more
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Dyspareunia Secondary to a Clitoral Pilonidal Sinus: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Dyspareunia is a general term used to describe painful sexual intercourse. It can occur due to a variety of reasons ranging from structural problems to psychological concerns.
Ahmet Doğan +2 more
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Relationship between female sexual function, vaginal volume, vaginal resting tone, and pelvic floor muscle strength in women with stress urinary incontinence [PDF]
Objective Vaginal morphology and pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength may influence sexual stimulation, sensation, and orgasmic response. This study aimed to determine the relationship between female sexual function and PFM strength and vaginal morphology (
Ui-Jae Hwang, Min-Seok Lee
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Endometriosis and dyspareunia: Solving the enigma
Introduction: Endometriosis is a chronic oestrogen-dependent disease that affects 1 in 10 women of childbearing age. Half of these women have deep dyspareunia. The presence of this symptom has been shown to negatively affect your quality of life.
Jose Carlos Vilches Jimenez +4 more
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Risk factors of dyspareunia associated with the pelvic floor dysfunction: perspective on the issue
Dyspareunia is a very common disorder that is manifested in painful sensation in the perineal and pelvic areas during sexual intercourse, before and after it.
Mekan R. Orazov +3 more
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Dyspareunia and chronic pelvic pain in patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome
Objective: A previous study established that interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) patients had significantly more dyspareunia and fear of pain than healthy controls.
Ming-Huei Lee +3 more
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Hypoxia as a potential cause of dyspareunia.
Dyspareunia is genital pain before, during or after penile-vaginal sexual intercourse. The prevalence of dyspareunia ranges from 8 to 22%. Sexual intercourse concomitant with a pelvic organic lesion is likely to cause pain in most cases.
Karel Hurt +6 more
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Background Many women are not prepared for changes to their sexual health after childbirth. The aim of this paper is to report on the prevalence of and the potential risk factors (pre-pregnancy dyspareunia, mode of birth, perineal trauma and ...
Deirdre O’Malley +4 more
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