Not all bleeding/spotting with intercourse suggest a medical crisis. Common, every day causes may include: Chafing irritation because of dryness/insufficient lubrication/prolonged thrusting. This would be a good reason to use vaginal lubrication! You have vaginismus or dyspareunia — your vagina is tight (nervous) and thus diminished in diameter because of clenching, thus causing chafing irritation; You just started having […]
The body is built for intercourse and women should be able to handle it just fine. Still, why do so many women suffer in silence during painful intercourse, instead of speaking up? Is this an inherent trait in women? Is the partner at fault? Is society to be blamed? Or culture? Religion? Excluding a justifiable […]
Despite widespread online visibility in recent years, vaginismus continues to be an elusive condition. Professionals are still not sure how to diagnose it, treatment is not standardized, misconceptions are abound, and the women who suffer often find themselves left alone in search for solutions. Why is vaginismus so confusing at our times, with advances in […]
Vaginal dilators have been a vital component of vaginismus treatment. They may be used as a home kit for self-treatment, or by a clinician attending to the condition. When trying to self-treat with dilators, success is variable: some will be successful, some will continue to struggle, and some won’t be able to use even the […]
Vaginismus continues to be an elusive condition that is often misdiagnosed and poorly managed due to limited understanding and resources by the medical community. Women, and partners, have embraced the Internet as it offers them a venue to research resources for vaginismus treatment without disclosing their own suffering in fear of shame or embarrassment. However, […]
Here are a couple of updates from this past week: One of our patient, Stephanie, has become an advocate for vaginismus. She was recently featured in an article in DailyMail.com online magazine titled, Christian Woman who Waited Until Marriage to Have Sex is Devastated to Discover She Suffers From Vaginismus, a Condition That Leaves her […]
An article about vaginismus that was just posted by the online magazine Verily, featuring interviews with two former patients of ours. Thank You, Marni and Carrie, for your testimonials and your openness about vaginismus – your commitment to helping others is greatly appreciated! And Thank You, Verily, for shedding a light on this unknown yet […]
The newest addition to our YouTube channel is a podcast interview of us from two weeks ago, discussing female sexuality, the differences between male and female sexual templates, the power of the mind over the genitals, and a bit about vaginismus (a subject we always raise awareness about). You can listen to it here.
A podcast on YouTube – Achieving Sex Equality in the Bedroom – interviewing us about female sex and sexuality, and a bit about vaginismus. Thank you, Dr. Kopelman (MedChatMonday.com), for shedding light on this sensitive topic!
Don’t Waste Time! The past year has been one full of change. I got married, moved to a new state, started a new job, and discovered that I had vaginismus. I waited until I married to have sex, but my inability to use tampons, undergo a gynecological exam, and do basic things with my body […]
