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Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar

On-line version ISSN 1561-3046

Abstract

SPENGLER GONZALEZ, Lessing Mercedes; DE DIOS BLANCO, Elvia; ROQUE ORTEGA, Lourdes  and  MAURISSET MORAGUEZ, Dolores. Dispareunia and vaginism, sexual disorders due to pain. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2020, vol.49, n.3  Epub Nov 25, 2020. ISSN 1561-3046.

Introduction:

Within sexual disorders due to pain, dyspareunia and vaginismus are studied. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V encompasses them under the category of pelvic pain and penetration disorder. In Cuba, there are not many theoretical references of these diseases.

Objective:

Systematize and update the theoretical references related to dyspareunia and vaginismus, from a sexological approach

Methods:

A review of the literature published on the subject, of the last ten years, in full text, in the SciELO databases and from the search with academic Google with the keywords: sexual disorders due to pain, dyspareunia and vaginismus.

Development:

Dyspareunia and vaginismus have a multifactorial etiology and varying degrees of impairment of sexual enjoyment of couples. The essential aspects of both entities are presented, fundamentally the classification, etiology, clinical characterization, evaluation and treatment.

Conclusions:

Dyspareunia and vaginismus are two conditions that affect full and satisfactory sex life and require specialized knowledge, guidance and treatment for the results to be satisfactory.

Keywords : sexual pain disorders; dyspareunia; vaginismus; sexuality.

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