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Vaginismus may be physical or psychological in origin. It may occur spontaneously as a protective reflex to pain or result from organic causes, such as hymenal abnormalities, genital herpes, obstetric trauma, and atrophic vaginitis.
Psychological causes may include:
❑ childhood and adolescent exposure to rigid, punitive, and guilt-ridden attitudes toward sex
❑ fears resulting from painful or traumatic sexual experiences, such as incest or rape
❑ early traumatic experience with pelvic examinations
❑ fear of pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, or cancer.
Vaginismus is uncommon, affecting less than 2% of women in the United States.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
The term 'prevalence' of Vaginismus usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Vaginismus at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Vaginismus refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Vaginismus diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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