Joan experiences pain during sexual intercourse.The frequency of pain has been so great that she now dreads the prospect of possible sexual encounters despite experiencing sexual arousal while observing films depicting sexual acts other than intercourse.Joan most likely is suffering from

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Joan is experiencing pain during sexual intercourse, indicating dyspareunia. This condition can cause fear and anxiety surrounding sexual encounters, as seen with Joan's avoidance of intercourse despite finding other sexual acts arousing. Female orgasmic disorder refers to difficulty or inability to achieve orgasm, imperforate hymen is a physical obstruction of the vaginal opening, and vaginismus is an involuntary muscle spasm that makes penetration painful or impossible, but none of these conditions are indicated by Joan's symptoms.

Joan Experiences Pain During Sexual Intercourse