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Dyspareunia is pain on intercourse, described as superficial when the pain is at the introitus and deep when it is felt within the pelvis. It may also be defined as primary if present since first attempts at intercourse and secondary if it has arisen later. In many cases no organic cause is found but in some there are specific conditions such as infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, tumours, endometriosis or a fixed retroverted uterus.
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Stabile, I., Chard, T., Grudzinskas, G. (1996). Dyspareunia. In: Stabile, I., Chard, T., Grudzinskas, G. (eds) Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3374-2_37
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