DSM-IV - Vaginismus
[From American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed. Text rev. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; copyright 2000.] ...
- Recurrent or persistent involuntary spasm of the musculature of the outer third of the vagina that interferes with sexual intercourse.
- The disturbance causes marked distress or interpersonal difficulty.
- The disturbance is not better accounted for by another Axis I disorder (e.g., somatization disorder) and is not due exclusively to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition.
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Lifelong type
Acquired type
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Generalized type
Situational type
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Due to psychological factors
Due to combined factors
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