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Cue-specific sexual avoidance, metacognitive beliefs, and sexual functioning in women with lifelong vaginismus: a cross-sectional case–control study

Abstract Background Avoidance is a key maintaining factor in lifelong vaginismus and may extend beyond penetration attempts to broader sexual cues. Metacognitive beliefs, particularly beliefs about the usefulness of worry and the uncontrollability and danger of thoughts, may shap...