Dyspareunia is the term for pelvic pain that occurs during sexual intercourse. It can occur in both sexes, however it is much more prevalent in women.  One recent study found that 55% of women experienced dyspareunia on an occasional basis, while 24% have pain frequently or all the time.  In terms of its location, dyspareunia can be either superficial or deep. Superficial dyspareunia refers to pain that is experienced in the structures of the external genitalia. Although superficial dyspareunia can be caused by a local infection or inflammatory process, in the PPOD syndrome patient it is usually caused by neurologic dysfunction causing facilitation of the sensory nerve fibers that supply the external genitalia, lower vagina and perineum. This results in a painful hypersensitivity of these structures so that touch or contact of any type becomes exquisitely painful, a situation analogous to the hypersensitivity of sunburned skin.  Continue reading… Dyspareunia – Pelvic Pain during Sexual Intercourse