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Difficult or painful coitus.

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  • Look up “dyspareunia” – via Google or any other search engine of your choice.
  • Vulvar vestibulitis and vulvar-vaginal atrophy associated with menopause may cause dyspareunia, as well as other gynecological conditions.
  • Current best-practice approaches to dyspareunia emphasize a multifaceted etiology and treatment model that recognizes the complex interaction of physical as well as...
  • When vaginismus is present, it is present in reference to all men, in fact the mere touch of the finger or an instrument may call forth a painful spasm; while...
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