A nurse assesses a patient who reports that she is unable to have intercourse because of involuntary contractions at the vaginal opening. The nurse can correctly assess this as:
a. vaginismus.
b. dyspareunia.
c. arousal disorder.
d. orgasmic dysfunction.
A
Vaginismus is defined as recurrent or persistent involuntary spasm of the musculature of the outer third of the vagina that interferes with coitus.
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