Dyspareunia in Postmenopausal Women: A Critical Review

BACKGROUND: Dyspareunia, or pain during sexual intercourse, is among the problems most frequently reported by postmenopausal women. Past literature has almost unanimously attributed dyspareunic pain occurring during or after the menopausal transition to declining estrogen levels and vaginal atrophy.

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Main Authors: Alina Kao, Yitzchak M Binik, Anita Kapuscinski, Samir Khalifé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/269571
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spelling doaj-art-686ec01a406943c4ab7285a508beda9a2025-02-03T05:48:21ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652008-01-0113324325410.1155/2008/269571Dyspareunia in Postmenopausal Women: A Critical ReviewAlina Kao0Yitzchak M Binik1Anita Kapuscinski2Samir Khalifé3Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBACKGROUND: Dyspareunia, or pain during sexual intercourse, is among the problems most frequently reported by postmenopausal women. Past literature has almost unanimously attributed dyspareunic pain occurring during or after the menopausal transition to declining estrogen levels and vaginal atrophy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/269571
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