A patient reports experiencing fear and anxiety just before having intercourse related to the pain she anticipates experiencing. She also reports feeling uncomfortable tension in her pelvic floor muscles during intercourse. The nurse recognizes this condition as which of the following?

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Genitopelvic pain/penetration disorder is characterized by significant difficulty with vaginal penetration during intercourse, vulvovaginal or pelvic pain during intercourse or penetration attempts, fear or anxiety about pain in anticipation of, during, or as a result of penetration, and tensing or tightening of the pelvic floor muscles during attempted penetration. This description matches the patient's reported symptoms.

A Patient Reports Experiencing Fear and Anxiety Just Before Having