Fear of Vaginal Penetration in the Absence of Pain as a Separate Category of Female Sexual Dysfunction: A Conceptual Overview
Functional sexual pain disorders in women are a particular challenge to the gynecologist, inasmuch as phobic avoidance and guarding on the part of the patient lead to difficulties in the gynecological examination and diagnosis. In some such cases examination may even be impossible. Vaginismus is the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Rambam Health Care Campus
2017-04-01
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Series: | Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.rmmj.org.il/issues/33/719/manuscript |