On completing an assessment of a patient in the medical clinic, the nurse documents that the patient has dyspareunia. This is based on the patient's experience of which of the following symptoms?
a. Delay or absence of an orgasm
b. Deficient or absent sexual desire
c. Involuntary constriction of the vagina
d. Genital pain during intercourse
D
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A Orgasmic disorder is the recurrent delay in, or absence of, orgasm after normal sexual excitement.
B Hypoactive sexual desire disorder is the persistent or recurrent deficiency or absence of sexual fantasies and desire for sexual activity.
C Vaginismus is an involuntary and painful constriction of the outer one-third of the vagina that may interfere with penile insertion and intercourse.
D Dyspareunia is painful intercourse.
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