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

Gülin Özdamar Ünal, Sinay Önen, Memduha Aydın

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DOI: 10.1186/s12905-026-04761-z
Published: 2026-08-03
Container: BMC Women's Health
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12905-026-04761-z,
  title = {Cue-specific sexual avoidance, metacognitive beliefs, and sexual functioning in women with lifelong vaginismus: a cross-sectional case–control study},
  author = {Gülin Özdamar Ünal and Sinay Önen and Memduha Aydın},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Women's Health},
  doi = {10.1186/s12905-026-04761-z},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-026-04761-z}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Cue-specific sexual avoidance, metacognitive beliefs, and sexual functioning in women with lifelong vaginismus: a cross-sectional case–control study
AU  - Gülin Özdamar Ünal
AU  - Sinay Önen
AU  - Memduha Aydın
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JO  - BMC Women's Health
DO  - 10.1186/s12905-026-04761-z
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Ünal, G. Ö., Önen, S., & Aydın, M. (2026). Cue-specific sexual avoidance, metacognitive beliefs, and sexual functioning in women with lifelong vaginismus: a cross-sectional case–control study. BMC Women's Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-026-04761-z

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