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[narrator] Science has also
long neglected the fact that eight to 20% of women
find sexual intercourse painful. For more than a century, female sexual pain was diagnosed
as vaginismus and dyspareunia, and often treated a psychological, until 2013, when it was reclassified
as a pain disorder. Given how much science still doesn't know about women's experiences
of sex and orgasm, many women and men learn about it
from how it's portrayed in things like TV, and movies, and porn. I started watching, like,
when I was, like, in sixth grade, um, and not 'cause I was, like,
seeking it out or anything
long neglected the fact that eight to 20% of women
find sexual intercourse painful. For more than a century, female sexual pain was diagnosed
as vaginismus and dyspareunia, and often treated a psychological, until 2013, when it was reclassified
as a pain disorder. Given how much science still doesn't know about women's experiences
of sex and orgasm, many women and men learn about it
from how it's portrayed in things like TV, and movies, and porn. I started watching, like,
when I was, like, in sixth grade, um, and not 'cause I was, like,
seeking it out or anything
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[narrator] Science has also
long neglected the fact
00:00:03.127 --> 00:00:06.881
that eight to 20% of women
find sexual intercourse painful.
00:00:06.965 --> 00:00:08.216
For more than a century,
00:00:08.299 --> 00:00:12.345
female sexual pain was diagnosed
as vaginismus and dyspareunia,
00:00:12.428 --> 00:00:14.514
and often treated a psychological,
00:00:14.597 --> 00:00:18.851
until 2013, when it was reclassified
as a pain disorder.
00:00:19.394 --> 00:00:21.187
Given how much science still doesn't know
00:00:21.271 --> 00:00:24.019
about women's experiences
of sex and orgasm,
00:00:24.274 --> 00:00:27.086
many women and men learn about it
from how it's portrayed
00:00:27.944 --> 00:00:30.989
in things like TV, and movies, and porn.
00:00:31.999 --> 00:00:34.284
I started watching, like,
when I was, like, in sixth grade,
00:00:34.367 --> 00:00:37.062
um, and not 'cause I was, like,
seeking it out or anything.
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Movie Summary
A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.