Teasing apart the pain from the sex: Is the pendulum swinging too far?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2005
Publication Title
Archives of Sexual Behavior
Volume
34
Issue
1
First page number:
42
Last page number:
44
Abstract
I am grateful for the opportunity to comment on three questions raised by Binik’s scholarly essay. Firstly, is chronic dyspareunia an example of chronic pain or of sexual dysfunction? If it is the former, should it be assessed and managed by specialists in chronic pain? Thirdly, is the multiple etiology of chronic dyspareunia atypical of sexual dysfunction?
Keywords
Dyspareunia; Pain—Diagnosis; Pelvic pain; Psychosexual disorders; Sexual disorders; Vaginismus
Disciplines
Health Psychology | Medicine and Health | Psychiatry and Psychology | Psychology
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Meana, M.
(2005).
Teasing apart the pain from the sex: Is the pendulum swinging too far?.
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 34(1),
42-44.