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ReviewHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2026

Risk factors of genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder among Black women in the United States: A conceptual review.

Shemeka Thorpe

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Review in Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Shemeka Thorpe202 Seaton Center, University of Kentucky.ORCID 0000-0003-2931-7178

Funding

NICHD NIH HHS L50 HD106229
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Approximately one in five Black women report experiencing pain during their last sexual encounter (Townes et al., 2019). Although Black women experience dyspareunia more frequently and intensely than their White counterparts, they are less likely to receive a proper diagnosis and treatment (Carter et al., 2019). Despite advancements in genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder (GPPPD) research, the continued omission of Black women and the failure to consider their lived experiences perpetuate the exclusion of Black women's pain experiences and exacerbate inequities in vulvar pain research. Using an intersectional and Black feminist approach, this socioecological conceptual article explores the sociohistorical, sociostructural, sociocultural, and interpersonal factors that uniquely place Black women at risk of experiencing vulvar pain, developing GPPPD, ignoring their GPPPD symptoms, and receiving misdiagnoses. Theoretical frameworks, methodologies, and interventions that should be implemented in future research with Black women experiencing GPPPD symptoms are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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Black or African AmericanDyspareuniaPelvic PainFemaleHumansRisk FactorsUnited States

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PMID41396631
PMCPMC12767610

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