dyspareunia


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intercourse

 [in´ter-kors]
1. mutual exchange.
2. sexual intercourse.
sexual intercourse
1. coitus.
2. any physical contact between two individuals involving stimulation of the genital organs of at least one.
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dys·pa·reu·ni·a

(dis'pa-rū'nē-ă),
Occurrence of pain during sexual intercourse.
[dys- + G. pareunos, lying beside, fr. para, beside, + eunē, a bed]
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dyspareunia

(dĭs′pə-ro͞o′nē-ə)
n.
Difficult or painful sexual intercourse.
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dyspareunia

Painful sexual intercourse in ♀. See Coital migraine.
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dys·pa·reu·ni·a

(dis'păr-ū'nē-ă)
Pain experienced during sexual intercourse.
[dys- + G. pareunos, lying beside, fr. para, beside, + eunē, a bed]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

dyspareunia

Painful sexual intercourse experienced by the woman. This may be caused by a thick, persistent HYMEN, VULVITIS, VAGINITIS, BARTHOLINITIS, URETHRITIS, episiotomy scars, vaginal dryness or atrophy of the vagina. It is often caused by tight vaginal spasm (vaginismus), a psychological problem.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

Dyspareunia

pain in the pelvic area during or after sexual intercourse.
Mentioned in: Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
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In the intent-to-treat population, the change in the dyspareunia severity score improved in the OSP group vs.
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At 12 weeks, the patients with moderate or severe baseline dyspareunia who were treated with lasofoxifene reported having a significantly greater decrease in their symptom score, compared with those who received placebo, said Dr.
Lasofoxifene: first SERM to reduce dyspareunia
(1) Nearly 40% of the respondents (3046) reported symptoms consistent with VVA--including vaginal dryness (55% of all participants), dyspareunia (44%), irritation (37%).
Understanding and Resolving Dyspareunia's Distress on Women and Clinicians
(1) The involution at the level of the vestibule and hymenal carunculae leads to introital stenosis, which is often associated with dyspareunia. The contraction of the distal vagina at the area of the hymen and transverse perineal membrane can lead to subsequent "reflex" vaginismus, but the pain associated with introital stenosis is at the perineum and hymenal "ring" rather than higher in the vagina at the area of the insertion of the levator muscles.
Advances in Diagnosing Dyspareunia
Furthermore, although studies describe dyspareunia and overall sexual function in validated questionnaire scores, most do not evaluate other specific domains of sexual function.
Assessing and treating sexual function after vaginal surgery: Keys to treatment include knowing the patient's preoperative: history of any dysfunction; understanding her concerns, needs, and expectations; and starting conservatively
Pelvic floor dysfunction can incorporate vaginismus, dyspareunia, and chronic pelvic pain.
Female Sexual Dysfunction: Assessment and Treatment
Archer and his colleagues sought to investigate whether age, time since menopause, or any previous use of hormone replacement therapy influenced prasterone's efficacy in treating dyspareunia.
For dyspareunia, start intravaginal prasterone soon after menopause
As is seen in the table, the prevalence of sexual dysfunction was found to be statistically significant in women who were high school graduates, who reported their economic status as middle class, who had a history of high risk pregnancy, whose menstruation did not return, who had dyspareunia, who did not use a family planning method, who used withdrawal as a family planning method and who were at-risk for postnatal depression (p<0.05).
Sexual Dysfunction in Postpartum Turkish Women: It's Relationship with Depression and Some Risk Factors
According to the company, Osphena is the only US FDA-approved oral pill for the treatment of moderate to severe dyspareunia (painful sex), a symptom of vulvar and vaginal atrophy (VVA), due to menopause.
Duchesnay submits supplemental NDA with the US FDA for Osphena (ospemifene) for treating moderate to severe dyspareunia
Dyspareunia may be common but it's a poorly understood problem with several physical and psychological causes.
Be open-minded and end pain during sex
Treatment of dyspareunia and vaginal outlet distortions by perineoplasty.
Early experience with topical meloxicam and lidocaine combination for the treatment of vulvodynia
Following approval by the US FDA of Intrarosa[TM] on November 17th 2016, for the treatment of dyspareunia, a symptom of vulvovaginal atrophy due to menopause, Endoceutics focuses on developing non estrogen-based therapies for sexual dysfunction and the other symptoms of menopause, , including hot flushes, osteoporosis and muscle loss.
European Commission Approves Endoceutics' Drug IntrarosaTM for the Treatment of Vulvar and Vaginal Atrophy in Postmenopausal Women

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