Fatemiyeh Institute of Higher Education, Shiraz Journal of Women Interdisciplinary Researches 2783-1175 4 4 2023 01 21 Etiology, Consequences and Treatments of Vginismus: A Psychological Perspective Systematic Review Etiology, Consequences and Treatments of Vginismus: A Psychological Perspective Systematic Review 725834 FA Shiva Zare Master of Science in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Fatemeh (S) Shiraz Higher Education Institute, Shiraz, Iran. Fatemeh (S) Shiraz Higher Education Institute 0000-0001-5849-542X Soudeh Dashtianeh PhD student in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran. 0000-0003-0558-5899 Zahra Shomali Subspecialty in Infertility, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Samar Fertility Center. Shiraz, Iran Journal Article 2025 07 04 Vaginismus is one of the most common sexual disorders among women and has a significant impact on women and couples. The present review article was aimed at investigating the etiology, consequences, and treatments of Vaginismus from a psychological perspective. The current study was a systematic review. Relevant keywords such as vaginismus psychology, vaginismus disorder, genital pain/ penetration disorder, etc. have been searched and extracted in Springer, Science Direct, PubMed, SID, Magiran, Noormags, and Civilica database from 1940 to 2021. By reviewing the related articles, it was conducted that genital pain/ penetration disorder is the most common disorder among women. This disorder has an important impact on the quality of sexual intercourse as well as couples’ mental health. It can be concluded that changing the way of thinking, parenting and cultural building is very important. Furthermore, proper education about sex and preparing the educational content and related tools for adolescence boys and girls can be functional. Vaginismus is one of the most common sexual disorders among women and has a significant impact on women and couples. The present review article was aimed at investigating the etiology, consequences, and treatments of Vaginismus from a psychological perspective. The current study was a systematic review. Relevant keywords such as vaginismus psychology, vaginismus disorder, genital pain/ penetration disorder, etc. have been searched and extracted in Springer, Science Direct, PubMed, SID, Magiran, Noormags, and Civilica database from 1940 to 2021. By reviewing the related articles, it was conducted that genital pain/ penetration disorder is the most common disorder among women. This disorder has an important impact on the quality of sexual intercourse as well as couples’ mental health. It can be concluded that changing the way of thinking, parenting and cultural building is very important. Furthermore, proper education about sex and preparing the educational content and related tools for adolescence boys and girls can be functional. https://wir.fatemiyehshiraz.ac.ir/article_725834_2d62efab5f5b86d3980df219fe467a8b.pdf