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vaginismus [‚vaj·ə′niz·məs] (medicine) Painful vaginal spasm. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Characteristics of Primary Vaginismus in an Asian Society, Cherng-Jye Jeng, Cathay General Hospital and Fu-Jen Catholic University School of Medicine; Jenta Shen, California Pacific Medical Center; Lih-Rong Wang, National Taiwan University School of Social Work; Chii-Ruey Tzeng, Taipei Medical University Thirty-seven women with vaginismus receiving care at the Sexology Outpatient Clinic at UNICAMP were submitted to sex therapy using systematic in vivo desensitization techniques. The WSF questionnaire followed the criteria of the DSM-IV-TR and proposed a new model to approach "sexual disorders by pain" by means of "problems with vaginal penetration," which does not discriminate between dyspareunia and vaginismus. |
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