VAGINISMUS AND SUBFERTILITY: CASE REPORTS ON THE ASSOCIATION OBSERVED IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Objective: To analyse the features of patients with vaginismus first presented to a gynaecologist for infertility before beingreferred for psychiatric evaluation and management. The case series aim to provide some insight on features and presentationsof Asian women with vaginismus. Vaginismus is cha...
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| description | Objective: To analyse the features of patients with vaginismus first presented to a gynaecologist for infertility before beingreferred for psychiatric evaluation and management. The case series aim to provide some insight on features and presentationsof Asian women with vaginismus. Vaginismus is characterised by persistent or recurrent difficulties in vaginal penetration despitethe woman’s wish for coitus. Avoidance, phobia, anticipatory fear of pain and involuntary pelvic muscle contraction are the mostcommon symptoms.Method: We report a series of cases of Malaysian women who had been suffering from vaginismus and ‘infertility’. All the caseshad never been attended to medically and there were long delays in seeking intervention. There was no history of traumaticsexual experience or any major psychiatric illness in these patients. Majority of the patients had prominent symptoms of anxiety.Conclusion: The cases illustrate that it is important to rule out the possibility of vaginismus among patients with infertility. Theformer have unique psychological features which require psychological interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b34118b057a45b89373302500b016582022-12-22T03:23:08ZengAcademy of Family Physicians of MalaysiaMalaysian Family Physician1985-207X1985-22742012-08-01712427VAGINISMUS AND SUBFERTILITY: CASE REPORTS ON THE ASSOCIATION OBSERVED IN CLINICAL PRACTICEM RamliMZ NoraR RoszamanS HattaObjective: To analyse the features of patients with vaginismus first presented to a gynaecologist for infertility before beingreferred for psychiatric evaluation and management. The case series aim to provide some insight on features and presentationsof Asian women with vaginismus. Vaginismus is characterised by persistent or recurrent difficulties in vaginal penetration despitethe woman’s wish for coitus. Avoidance, phobia, anticipatory fear of pain and involuntary pelvic muscle contraction are the mostcommon symptoms.Method: We report a series of cases of Malaysian women who had been suffering from vaginismus and ‘infertility’. All the caseshad never been attended to medically and there were long delays in seeking intervention. There was no history of traumaticsexual experience or any major psychiatric illness in these patients. Majority of the patients had prominent symptoms of anxiety.Conclusion: The cases illustrate that it is important to rule out the possibility of vaginismus among patients with infertility. Theformer have unique psychological features which require psychological interventions.http://e-mfp.org/2012v7n1/pdf/vaginismus-and-subfertility.pdfCase reportsvaginismusinfertilitypsychological approachMalaysian women. |
| spellingShingle | M Ramli MZ Nora R Roszaman S Hatta VAGINISMUS AND SUBFERTILITY: CASE REPORTS ON THE ASSOCIATION OBSERVED IN CLINICAL PRACTICE Malaysian Family Physician Case reports vaginismus infertility psychological approach Malaysian women. |
| title | VAGINISMUS AND SUBFERTILITY: CASE REPORTS ON THE ASSOCIATION OBSERVED IN CLINICAL PRACTICE |
| title_full | VAGINISMUS AND SUBFERTILITY: CASE REPORTS ON THE ASSOCIATION OBSERVED IN CLINICAL PRACTICE |
| title_fullStr | VAGINISMUS AND SUBFERTILITY: CASE REPORTS ON THE ASSOCIATION OBSERVED IN CLINICAL PRACTICE |
| title_full_unstemmed | VAGINISMUS AND SUBFERTILITY: CASE REPORTS ON THE ASSOCIATION OBSERVED IN CLINICAL PRACTICE |
| title_short | VAGINISMUS AND SUBFERTILITY: CASE REPORTS ON THE ASSOCIATION OBSERVED IN CLINICAL PRACTICE |
| title_sort | vaginismus and subfertility case reports on the association observed in clinical practice |
| topic | Case reports vaginismus infertility psychological approach Malaysian women. |
| url | http://e-mfp.org/2012v7n1/pdf/vaginismus-and-subfertility.pdf |
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