Explaining the antecedents vaginismus and dysparonia disorder in women:A qualitative study

Background and objective: Sexual pain disorders including dyspareunia and vaginismus are important in the field of pain because this type of pain is part of emotional behaviors in marital relationships such as sexual intimacy and vaginal intercourse. Methods: This study was conducted with a qualitative approach and using inductive contractual content analysis method. 9 female participants with pain disorders were selected by purposive sampling method and data collection through semi-structured interviews until the data reached saturation. continued. After data collection, the main components were extracted. First, the semantic units were identified and then turned into psychological expressions. Finally, the general structure was determined and combined. In general, thirteen predictive categories were identified using research data analysis. Accordingly, previous categories of this experience include incorrect family sex education, incorrect religious attitude, sexual abuse, phobia, fatigue, lack or insufficiency of sexual awareness, sexual disorders of the spouse, psychological disorders of the spouse, fear of pregnancy , Lack of foreplay, suppression of sexual desire, previous failed marriage and viewing pornographic images.