Therapist‐Aided Exposure for Women with Lifelong Vaginismus: Mediators of Treatment Outcome: A Randomized Waiting List Control Trial

ConclusionThe results strongly suggest that therapist‐aided exposure affects negative penetration beliefs and that these changes in negative penetration beliefs mediate treatment outcome in women with lifelong vaginismus. Implications for treatment are discussed. N = 4850 words. Ter Kuile MM, Melles RJ, Tuijnman‐Raasveld CC, de Groot HE, and van Lankveld JJDM. Therapist‐aided exposure for women with lifelong vaginismus: Mediators of treatment outcome: A randomized waiting list control trial. J Sex Med **;**:**–**.

Source: The Journal of Sexual Medicine - August 6, 2015 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Moniek M. Ter Kuile, Reinhilde J. Melles, Charlotte C. Tuijnman‐Raasveld, Helen E. Groot, Jacques J.D.M. Lankveld Tags: Original Research Source Type: research