Causes of Dyspareunia

Contents

Dyspareunia: Introduction
Causes of Dyspareunia
List of Causes
Hidden causes
Causes of symptoms
Related cause information

Causes of Dyspareunia

Dyspareunia has many potential causes, including an ill-fitted diaphragm, herpes sores, genital warts, urinary tract infection, ovarian cysts, vaginal dryness, reaction to the latex condom and vaginismus.

List of causes of Dyspareunia

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Dyspareunia) that could possibly cause Dyspareunia includes:

Poor vaginal lubrication
Reduced libido
Reduced estrogen
Vaginal dryness
- Inadequate foreplay
- Menopause
- Perimenopause
- Lactation - causes vaginal dryness
- Sjogren's syndrome
- Scleroderma
- See other causes of vaginal dryness
Some other causes of intercourse pain in women include:
- Post-childbirth
- Episiotomy - if performed for childbirth
- Vaginal infection
- Cystitis
- Urethritis
- Vaginal infection
- Vulva infection
- Skin condition
- Atrophic vaginitis
- Vaginal abnormality
- Vestigial vagina
- Vaginal changes from childbirth
- Narrow vaginal
- Hymen
- Psychological disorders
- Anxiety
- Vaginismus
- Endometriosis
- Hemorrhoids
- Endometriosis
- Pelvic infection
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Genital tract tumor
- Vaginal tumors
- Vaginal surgery
- Pelvic disorders
- Sexual organ disorders
Some causes of deep penetration intercourse pain in women include:
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Pelvic tumor
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Endometriosis
See also causes of painful intercourse and vaginal dryness
Imperforate hymen
Urethral caruncle
Atrophic vulvitis
Vulvitis
Inflamed hymeneal orifice
Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome - Dyspareunia
Dyspareunia - dyspareunia
Herpes virus 2
Congenital absence of lower part of vagina
Trauma
Genital system cancer - Dyspareunia
Unruptured hymen
Gynaecological conditions - Dyspareunia
Autoimmune Interstitial Cystitis - Dyspareunia
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
Thrombosed piles
Healed perineal lacerations
Female sexual conditions - Dyspareunia
Kraurosis vulvae
Trichomonas vaginalis
Prolactin secreting pituitary tumour
Functional disorders
Anal fissure
Remnants of the hymen
Virilising ovarian tumour - Dyspareunia
Allen-Masters syndrome - dyspareunia
Vulvodynia
Female infertility - Dyspareunia
Vulvovaginitis
Atrophic vulvovaginitis
Prolapsed tender ovaries with retroverted uterus
Pelvic adhesions
Ovarian tumour
Bartholin gland cyst
Salpingo-oophoritis
Leucoplakia
Bartholinitis
Autoimmune Endometriosis - Dyspareunia
Candida albicans
Genital ulcers
Vulval dystrophy
Yolk sack tumour - Dyspareunia
Trichomoniasis - dyspareunia
Herpes simplex
Arthritis of the hips (see Arthritis)
Size disparity
Uterine sarcoma - Dyspareunia
Renal nutcracker syndrome - dyspareunia
Endometrial conditions - Dyspareunia
Sicca syndrome

More causes:see full list of causes for Dyspareunia

Causes of Dyspareunia (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Dyspareunia that are listed by the Diseases Database:

Source: Diseases Database

Dyspareunia Causes: Male-Female Gender Ratio

Gender of Patients for Dyspareunia: Women only...more »

Dyspareunia: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Dyspareunia, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Dyspareunia:

Dyspareunia: Causes and Types

Causes of Broader Categories of Dyspareunia: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

Dyspareunia as a symptom:

Conditions listing Dyspareunia as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Dyspareunia. Our database lists the following as having Dyspareunia as a symptom of that condition: