Many of our vaginismus patients report having been told to keep the vaginal dilator inside them overnight so as to stretch the vagina for overcoming vaginismus. This advice has no merit nor logic: Vaginismus cure is rarely about actual stretching of the vaginal walls but rather...
What can possibly be the connection, you may ask? Read on. The Gag reflex is an instinctual (reflex) closure of the back of the throat. Its purpose is to prevent choking as well as to prevent substances from going into the airways. It is a protective...
The reduction of estrogen in the body, whether through natural or surgical or chemical (medication) menopause, will affect the pliability of the vagina: its walls will get thinner and their pleats that provide extra stretch will be lost, the cushioning between the lower urethra and...
The following was shared by a sport-oriented patient with primary vaginismus as she was being examined during the first treatment session: "In the past, I was hoping that squatting into the catcher's position will cause something to rip down there and I can then consummate...
Yes, many women wonder about this one -- should I think about the penis? Should I count how many thrusts he does? Should I think about how I feel? How about fantasizing? A shopping list??? A man would hope that the woman is loving every second...
Will it hurt? How will I do? Will they stop if I ask them to? This anticipatory anxiety is typical of our patients about to undergo an exam or face their first physical treatment for vaginismus, incontinence, vaginal restoration after cancer treatment, painful sex, or other...
Vaginismus (vaginal penetration pain disorder) and vulvodynia/vulvar vestibulitis (irritation disorders) are often intertwined, making a differential diagnosis a daunting task for most medical professionals. The Q-tip test is a commonly-used diagnostic tool for these conditions: the clinician touches the vulva and vestibule in a clockwise...
Bedroom Breakdown: why "just do it" Just Didn't Work, an inspiring article about vaginismus written by Nadiah Mohajir of the Heart Women & Girls organization, and featuring our former patient, Tasniya. Thank you, ladies, for shinning a bright light on vaginismus, for showing women across the...
Charlotte's PowerPoint presentation about vaginismus at her alumnae post-graduation meeting....
Our hearts break when we received emails such as this one from today: "I have been married for about one year and am suffering from vaginismus...
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