Facts About Vaginismus

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While sexual intercourse is considered to be something that anyone may theoretically engage in, there are certain conditions or problems that can make the activity next to impossible. Among the genders, women are the ones who suffer the most from such kind of problems. This is because most women are not willing to admit their condition, thus perpetuating further suffering. Moreover, most women consider any kind of sexual problems to be a truly private matter and thus it must be something that one should confine to herself. One of these sexual problems that women face is a condition called vaginismus. Here are some of significant facts about the condition:

a) Vaginismus is a condition where there is a difficulty and sometimes even impossible insertion of anything into the vagina during sexual intercourse.
b) The condition is caused by a reflex problem of the vaginal muscles that becomes suddenly tense at a moment of sexual arousal.
c) Because of the tensing of the vaginal muscle, the vagina becomes tight, rendering insertion of the penis during sexual intercourse impossible.
d) If, on the other hand, insertion is made, the insertion involves a lot of pain for the woman.
e) Vaginismus is a fairly common problem in most societies.
f) In some studies, there are certain countries like Britain and Australia that reports an incidence of up to 20 percent of their female population.
g) On the other hand, some countries like Sweden report a low incidence of only 2 percent.
h) However, what is significant from these figures is that very few women seek treatment for their condition, thus they endure further suffering.

Available Treatments for Vaginismus

Because of the divergent factors that contribute to vaginismus, there is a wide range of treatments possible for the condition. On the other hand, cases of vaginismus are unique in the sense that each patient has her own identifiable cause of the problem. As a result, a generalized approach is impossible; instead, treatment is more on a case-to-case basis. The following are the two most common treatments for the condition:

a) Physical treatment for vaginismus includes using dilators to be inserted into the vagina. These dilators are commonly phallic in shape, and they eliminate the problem by widening the vaginal passage thus making insertion easier and less painful. However, such method of treatment may cause occasional pain at the beginning but will eventually fade. Moreover, in order to maintain the impact of using dilators, the objects used are gradually increased in shape.
b) A new frontier in treating vaginismus is Botox. However, this method is not yet widely used, though it showed immense promise during its testing.
c) Another method of treatment for vaginismus is through psychological counseling. Here, what is taken into consideration is to treat fallacious beliefs and attitudes of women in relation to sex. This study further aims to correct certain misconceptions about sex especially the belief that it is a shameful act, that sex is painful, or in cases where a woman may have had some traumatic childhood experiences that may not be really sexual in nature but that can parlay into sexual problems later.

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