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For RCTs, only those having no treatment as the comparator were considered eligible.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Main Outcome Measure<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The primary outcome was the success rate (number of successes\/total sample) in the completion of sexual intercourse.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>43 Observational studies (n\u00a0= 1,660) and 3 RCTs (n\u00a0= 264) were included in the final analyses, respectively. In the meta-analysis of RCTs, the use of psychological interventions showed a trend toward a significantly better result vs waiting list control (OR 10.27 [95% CI 0.79\u2013133.5], P\u00a0= .075). The combination of the results obtained from the observational studies showed that treating vaginismus is associated with the completion of sexual penetrative intercourse in 79% of cases, independently of the therapy used (success rate 0.79 [0.74\u20130.83]). When only moderate- or strong-quality studies were considered, the success rate was 0.82 (0.73\u20130.89). As for the different definitions of vaginismus, studies with unconsummated marriage as the inclusion criterion showed the worst success rate (0.68). The origin of vaginismus (primary, secondary, or both), its duration, the mean age of the participants, the involvement of the partner in the intervention, or the geographic setting did not exert a significant effect on the outcome. Studies enrolling women with unconsummated marriage showed a significantly worse success rate.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Clinical Implications<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>No approach is superior to the others in allowing the achievement of penetrative intercourse in women with vaginismus.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Strength &amp; Limitations<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Only studies specifically enrolling patients with vaginismus were selected, and analyses were performed on an intention-to-treat approach. The main limitations are the small number of trials in the meta-analysis of RCTs and the lack of a comparison group in the meta-analysis of observational studies, which cannot rule out a placebo effect. Due to the limited evidence available, great caution is required in the interpretation of results. Further well-designed trials, with more appropriate outcomes than penetrative sex, are required.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The meta-analysis of RCTs documented a trend toward higher efficacy of active treatment vs controls, whereas the meta-analysis of observational studies indicated that women with vaginismus benefit from a range of treatments in almost 80% of cases.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsxm.2018.10.003","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,11,14]],"date-time":"2018-11-14T00:03:34Z","timestamp":1542153814000},"page":"1752-1764","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":39,"title":["Outcome of Medical and Psychosexual Interventions for Vaginismus: A Systematic Review and 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