Difficulties in the differential diagnosis of vaginismus, dyspareunia and mixed sexual pain disorder

J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 1995 Dec;16(4):201-9. doi: 10.3109/01674829509024470.

Abstract

This retrospective study was undertaken to investigate predictors of vaginismus, dyspareunia and mixed sexual pain disorder in respect of symptom profile and treatment history variables of female patients and their partners. The study sample consisted of 147 female patients attending a university hospital outpatient clinic for Psychosomatic Gynecology and Sexology. All patients met the DSM-III-R criteria of the diagnoses of vaginismus (n = 50), dyspareunia (n = 46), or of both diagnoses (n = 51). No univariate differences were found between members of the three groups or between their partners. It was not possible to make a multivariate prediction of group membership.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Dyspareunia / classification
  • Dyspareunia / diagnosis*
  • Dyspareunia / psychology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pain / psychology*
  • Patient Care Team
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / classification
  • Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / diagnosis*
  • Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / psychology
  • Spasm / classification
  • Spasm / diagnosis*
  • Spasm / psychology
  • Vaginal Diseases / classification
  • Vaginal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Vaginal Diseases / psychology