Dyspareunia in women : a painful affair : the role of fear of pain and sexual arousal
Brauer, M.
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Brauer, M. (2008, June 26). Dyspareunia in women : a painful affair : the role of fear of pain and sexual arousal. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/12984
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DYSPAREUNIA IN WOMEN
A P A I N F U L A F F A I R
T H E R O L E O F F E A R O F PA I N A N D S E X UA L A R O U S A L
M A R I E K E B R A U E R
©Marieke Brauer, 2008
Cover photo by Simone das Dores
Cover desgin and lay-out by Sander Patelski Printed by PrintPartners Ipskamp, Enschede
The work in this thesis was supported by a grant of Stichting Amsterdam 1998.
DYSPAREUNIA IN WOMEN
A P A I N F U L A F F A I R
T H E R O L E O F F E A R O F PA I N A N D S E X UA L A R O U S A L
P R O E F S C H R I F T
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden,
op gezag van de Rector Magnificus prof.mr. P.F. van der Heijden, volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties
te verdedigen op donderdag 26 juni 2008 klokke 16.15 uur
door
M A R I E K E B R A U E R geboren te Heerlen in 1976
PROMOTIECOMMISSIE
Promotor: Prof. dr. J.B.M.Z. Trimbos, Universiteit Leiden Co-promotores: Dr. M.M. ter Kuile, Universiteit Leiden
Dr. E.T.M. Laan, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Referent: Prof. dr. W.T.A.M. Everaerd, Universiteit van Amsterdam Overig lid: Prof. dr. J.G. van Dijk, Universiteit Leiden
voor mijn moeder
Chapter 1 General introduction 9
Chapter 2 Sexual arousal in women with superficial 23 dyspareunia
Chapter 3 The effect of pain-related fear on sexual arousal in 43 women with superficial dyspareunia
Chapter 4 Effects of appraisal of sexual stimuli on sexual 65 arousal in women with and without
superficial dyspareunia
Chapter 5 Automatic and deliberate affective associations with 85 sexual stimuli in women with superficial dyspareunia 89
Chapter 6 Cognitive-affective correlates and predictors 109 of superficial dyspareunia
Chapter 7 General discussion 135
References 153
Samenvatting [Summary in Dutch] 167
Dankwoord [Acknowledgements in Dutch] 179
Curriculum Vitae 185
Publications 189
