Genito-Pelvic Pain Disorder
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Genito pelvic pain/penetration disorder (GPPPD) is a combination of painful sex (dyspareunia) and involuntary vaginal muscle spasms (vaginismus). A persistent condition, it’s diagnosed by extreme pain or ongoing discomfort, usually while trying to have sex.
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Wiki Number: 21-Genito-Pelvic Pain Disorder
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Symptoms: combines vaginismus and dyspareunia, pain from penetration
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Causes: No aversion to sexual intercouse is assumed in the diagnosis.
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Therapies: dilator-practice
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- Assessing comfort levels with female sexual dysfunction among medical residents: a nationwide cross-sectional survey study and its implications for medical educationby Mariah Milazzo on April 13, 2025
CONCLUSION: Residents across several specialties are uncomfortable with diagnosing and managing common FSDs owing to a lack of training in both pelvic examination and conditions of FSD.
- DSM-5 genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder: Prevalence, comorbidities, and associated factors in university studentsby Anna-Carlotta Zarski on March 24, 2025
CONCLUSION: One in eight female students displays subclinical GPPPD, and 2 % meet full DSM-5 criteria. Future multinational longitudinal studies with standardized measures are needed to compare prevalence rates across countries and identify risk and protective factors for targeted prevention and treatment of GPPPD.
- Partner responses to pain among male partners of women with provoked vestibulodynia-a cross-sectional studyby Linn Myrtveit-Stensrud on March 19, 2025
INTRODUCTION: Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a prevalent persistent pain disorder, localized to the vulva, not only affecting the sexual health of women suffering from it but also of their partners. Partner's behavioral response to the pain has implications for the affected woman's pain and sexual function, as well as the relational dynamics of the couple.
- Impact of female sexual dysfunctions on women undergoing pipelle endometrial biopsy and endocervical curettage for abnormal uterine bleeding: a prospective cross-sectional studyby Sevim Baltali on March 17, 2025
CONCLUSION: Despite sufficient sedation/analgesia, FSD significantly influenced AAR, PF, and BF in women undergoing PEB-ECC. Anesthesiologists and gynecologists should consider additional factors to improve the success of sampling procedures.