APPROACH TOWARDS GENITO-PELVIC PAIN/PENETRATION DISORDER

Pain during sexual intercourse can be characterized as Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder, and has elevated prevalence among women. It may have both organic and psychological causes, and for that reason should be approached by a multidisciplinary team involving medical doctors...

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Authors: Troncon, Júlia Kefalás, Pandochi, Heliana Aparecida da Silva, Lara, Lúcia Alves
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:Brasil
Institution:Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos em Sexualidade Humana (SBRASH)
Repository:Revista Brasileira de Sexualidade Humana (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.rbsh.org.br:article/25
Online Access:https://www.rbsh.org.br/revista_sbrash/article/view/25
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Dispareunia. Vaginismo. Vulvodínia.
Dyspareunia. Vaginismus. Vulvodynia.
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Summary:Pain during sexual intercourse can be characterized as Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder, and has elevated prevalence among women. It may have both organic and psychological causes, and for that reason should be approached by a multidisciplinary team involving medical doctors, psychologists and physical therapists. This paper aims to create a protocol for the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder.