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‘I don’t live in my body somehow’: metaphorical talk in women’s accounts of vaginismus and dyspareunia

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‘I don’t live in my body somehow’: metaphorical talk in women’s accounts of vaginismus and dyspareunia. / Koops, Thula; Frith, Hannah.

In: CULT HEALTH SEX, Vol. 24, No. 12, 12.2022, p. 1650-1664.

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Harvard

Koops, T & Frith, H 2022, '‘I don’t live in my body somehow’: metaphorical talk in women’s accounts of vaginismus and dyspareunia', CULT HEALTH SEX, vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 1650-1664. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2021.1992015

APA

Koops, T., & Frith, H. (2022). ‘I don’t live in my body somehow’: metaphorical talk in women’s accounts of vaginismus and dyspareunia. CULT HEALTH SEX, 24(12), 1650-1664. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2021.1992015

Vancouver

Koops T, Frith H. ‘I don’t live in my body somehow’: metaphorical talk in women’s accounts of vaginismus and dyspareunia. CULT HEALTH SEX. 2022 Dec;24(12):1650-1664. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2021.1992015

Bibtex

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abstract = "Vaginismus and dyspareunia are common sexual difficulties; they often take a long time to be appropriately diagnosed, and their origins remain unclear. This paper examines the metaphors used by women to describe bodily experiences associated with vaginismus and dyspareunia, and highlights the contribution this form of analysis can make to the study of sexuality and sexual difficulties. A secondary analysis was conducted on primary data from biographic interviews exploring women{\textquoteright}s experiences of sexual pain and difficulties with sexual intercourse. Metaphor analysis was used to analyse a data subset of 28 interviews translated from German into English. Metaphorical concepts lying at the basis of the metaphors used were identified and grouped into three themes: characterisation of sexual difficulties; split body and {\textquoteleft}self{\textquoteright}; and sexual agency and objectification. Results are discussed with in the context of literature regarding the function of metaphors and the utility of metaphor analysis for research, and healthcare research and interventions more generally.",
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