Vaginismus makes vaginal penetration painful or impossible due to pelvic floor muscles involuntarily contracting. Primary vaginismus is lifelong, while secondary vaginismus develops after previously ...

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Like many juicy stories, this one starts with a hook-up. I was very, very drunk and had gone back to a guy’s house. When he tried to put his penis inside me, it was like my vagina had sealed over.

Thanks to media representations of sexuality, many people's definitions of sex revolve around the act of penetration. For people like me who find penetration painful or impossible, this can make ...

Unlike the current DSM-IV-TR definition of vaginismus, Binik's new conceptualization of vaginismus as a genito–pelvic pain/penetration disorder takes into consideration existing empirical findings as ...

A pretty lady appeared on my television screen, talking about “your honey.” I was momentarily confused. Was this some sort of new ad for organic honey? Was it about beekeeping? Nope. It was just ...

Although vaginismus is a relatively common female sexual dysfunction in Iran, there are scant studies reporting on its clinical and social features. The aim of the present study was to compare the ...