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'''Dyspareunia''' is painful [[sexual intercourse]] due to medical or psychological causes. The pain can primarily be on the external surface of the [[genitalia]], or deeper in the pelvis upon deep pressure against the [[cervix]]. It can affect a small portion of the vulva or vagina or be felt all over the surface. Understanding the duration, location, and nature of the pain is important in identifying the causes of the pain.<ref name=Wikipedia>{{URLwikipedia|Dyspareunia|Dyspareunia|2020-06-12}}</ref>
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==The role of male circumcision==
Warren & Bigelow (1994) reported that "provides slack skin on the shaft of the erect penis allowing it to glide within its own sheath of skin during intercourse. This provides for more enjoyable intercourse for both partners and avoids problems with vaginal dryness." It follows that when the [[foreskin]] is amputated by [[circumcision]], the [[gliding action]] is not present, so vaginal abrasions and pain are more likely.<ref name="warren1994">{{REFjournal
|last=Warren
|first=John
|author-link=John Warren
|last2=Bigelow
|first2=Jim
|author2-link=Jim Bigelow
|title=The case against circumcision
|journal=Br J Sex Med
|date=1994-09
|volume=
|issue=
|pages=6-8
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/general/warren2/
|accessdate=2020-06-19
}}</ref> O'Hara & O'Hara (1999) reported that "[w]omen were also more likely to state that they had had vaginal discomfort with a circumcised partner either often or occasionally as opposed to rarely or never."<ref>{{REFjournal|last=O'Hara
|first=K
|author-link=
|last2=O'Hara
|first2=J
|author2-link=
|etal=no
|title=The effect of male circumcision on the sexual enjoyment of the female partner
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|language=
|journal=BJU Int
|location=
|date=1999-01-01
|volume=83 Suppl 1
|issue=
|pages=79-84
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/ohara/
|archived=
|quote=
|pubmedID=10349418
|pubmedCID=
|DOI=10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.0830s1079.x
|accessdate=2020-06-19
}}</ref>
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