Note: Most resources about unwanted painful sex assume that the person with pain is cisgender (ie. not trans, gender diverse or non-binary) and heterosexual. This limits the information and can alienate people with diverse genders, bodies and sexualities. My hope is that people can take what is useful and relevant for them from the resources below.
Websites
Jean Hailes – Painful sex (dyspareunia)
Pelvic Pain Foundation – Introduction to Pelvic Pain 2019 booklet
Pelvic Pain Foundation – Pelvic Pain in Women
National Vulvodynia Association
Books
Why Pelvic Pain Hurts by Adriaan Louw, Sandra Hilton & Carolyn Vandyken
When Sex Hurts by Andrew Goldstein, Caroline Pukall and Irwin Goldstein