User:Mr. Ibrahem/Dyspareunia
| Dyspareunia | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Painful sex |
| Pronunciation | |
| Specialty | Gynecology |
| Symptoms | Pain with sexual intercourse[1] |
| Complications | Poor self-esteem[2] |
| Types | Primary, secondary, superficial, deep[1] |
| Causes | Injury, vaginal atrophy, endometriosis, prolapse, vaginal yeast infections, herpes, lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, Behçet's[2] |
| Risk factors | Young age, poor knowledge regarding sex, relationship problems, physical abuse[2] |
| Treatment | Depends on the primary underlying cause[2] |
| Medication | Anesthetic cream, estrogen cream[2] |
| Frequency | Most women at some point in time[2] |
Dyspareunia is pain with sexual intercourse.[1] It can be recurrent or persistent in nature.[2] It is often associated with involuntary muscle spasms, which prevent vaginal penetration and is known as vaginismus.[2] It may result in poor self-esteem or depression.[2][3]
Risk factors include young age, poor knowledge regarding sex, relationship problems, and physical abuse.[2] Other causes may include injury, vaginal atrophy, endometriosis, prolapse, vaginal yeast infections, herpes, lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, and Behçet's.[2] Often multiple factors are involved.[2] It may also occur in males due to Peyronie disease.[4] Diagnosis is typically based on examination and medical history.[2]
Treatment depends on the primary underlying cause.[2] Generally it begins with education regarding the problem.[2] Either individual or couple counselling may help.[2] Anesthetic cream or estrogen cream may be useful in certain cases.[2] Most people; however, do not seek treatment.[3]
Dyspareunia is more common in women than men.[4] It affects most women who have sex at some point in time.[2] It has been estimated to affect about 22% of women 6 to 12 months after having a baby.[5] As many as half of women after menopause are also affected.[4] The term is from the Greek for "difficult mating".[2]
References
- ^ a b c Tayyeb, Muhammad; Gupta, Vikas (2023). "Dyspareunia". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. PMID 32965830. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Lamont, John A. (2011). "Dyspareunia and Vaginismus". The Global Library of Women's Medicine. doi:10.3843/GLOWM.10430.
- ^ a b Tayyeb, M; Gupta, V (January 2023). "Dyspareunia". StatPearls. PMID 32965830.
- ^ a b c "Dyspareunia: What Is It, Causes, Signs, Symptoms and More | Osmosis". www.osmosis.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Banaei, Mojdeh; Kariman, Nourossadat; Ozgoli, Giti; Nasiri, Maliheh; Ghasemi, Vida; Khiabani, Azam; Dashti, Sareh; Mohamadkhani Shahri, Leila (2020-12-27). "Prevalence of postpartum dyspareunia: A systematic review and meta‐analysis". International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 153 (1): 14–24. doi:10.1002/ijgo.13523. ISSN 0020-7292. PMID 33300122. S2CID 228088155. Archived from the original on 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2023-10-18.