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elizabeth18 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Professor Newell tells her students, Vaginismus is a relatively common sexual dysfunction involving recurrent or persistent pain in the genitals before, during, or after sexual intercourse. Spasms of the outer third of the vaginal wall prevent sexual intercourse. Surprisingly, a lack of history of incestuous molestation is often found in women with this disorder. Which part of Professor Newell's statement is accurate?

a. Vaginismus is a relatively common sexual dysfunction.
b. A lack of history of incestuous molestation is often found in women with this disorder.
c. Vaginismus involves recurrent or persistent pain in the genitals before, during, or after sexual intercourse.
d. Spasms of the outer third of the vaginal wall prevent sexual intercourse.

Question 2

Artise suffers from a rare disorder in which the uncontrolled spasms of her vaginal muscles prevents her husband from having intercourse with her. What is this disorder?

a. dyspareunia
b. paraphilia
c. a form of sexual aversion disorder
d. vaginismus