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Ongoing Painful Sex

Unconsummated Couples

Vaginal Tightness/Burning

Penetration Difficulties

Age-Related Sexual Pain

Pain after Surgery

Pain after Childbirth

Difficulty with Gyn exams/ Tampons

Helping Women Overcome Sexual Pain

“I’m still a virgin, we’ve tried many times - it’s like he hits a wall.”

is tight and uncomfortable.”

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Vaginismus? [vaj-uh-niz-muhs]

“It ‘burns’ and I tighten up - it never used to be like this.”

Vaginismus is vaginal tightness causing discomfort, burning, pain, penetration problems, or complete inability to have intercourse.

Common Vaginismus Symptoms

Vaginismus is a frequent cause of ongoing, unexplainable sexual pain and penetration difficulties, and is nearly always the female cause of unconsummated couples. It is a condi- tion where involuntary tightness of the vagina occurs during attempts at intercourse. Common symptoms include:

Difficult or impossible penetration, entry pain, uncomfortable insertion of penis

Unconsummated marriage/relationship

Burning or stinging with tightness during sex

Ongoing sexual discomfort or pain following childbirth, yeast/urinary infections, STDs, IC, hysterectomy, cancer, surgeries, rape, meno- pause, or other problems

Sexual pain of unknown origin or with no apparent cause

Difficulty inserting tampons or undergoing a pelvic/gynecological exam

Avoidance of sex due to pain and/or failure

Vaginismus tightness is actually caused by involuntary con- tractions of the pelvic floor muscles surrounding the vaginal opening. The woman does not directly control or ‘will’ the tightness to occur; it is an involuntary pelvic response. The body automatically tightens the vaginal muscles when inter- course is attempted, resulting in pain or failure. There may be burning, stinging, pain or tightness with intercourse, and difficulties with entry. Penetration may be difficult or com- pletely impossible; the tightness can be so restrictive that the opening to the vagina is ‘closed off’ altogether and the man is unable to achieve entry despite every effort.

Avoidance of intimacy often develops as a result of vaginis- mus and relationship conflicts are common.

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1. The body anticipates pain:

fear/anxiety may contribute

2. The body automatically tightens vaginal muscles

6. Avoidance of intimacy,

lack of desire may develop

3. Tightness makes sex painful; penetration may be impossible

5. Body reacts by ‘bracing’ more on ongoing basis

4. Pain reinforces/intensifies reflex response

“Vaginismus can strike any woman at any age at any time.”

Vaginismus is highly treatable. Successful vaginismus treatment does not require drugs, surgery, hypnosis, nor any other complex invasive technique. Effective treatment approaches combine pel- vic floor control exercises, insertion or dilation training, pain elimi- nation techniques, transition steps, and exercises designed to help women identify, express, and resolve any contributing emo- tional components. Treatment steps can often be completed at home, allowing a woman to work at her own pace in privacy, or in cooperation with her health care provider. For more information, visit rushbrookrathbone.co.uk

Vaginismus is a unique condition in that it can result from a combination of either physical or non-physical causes or it may seem to have no cause at all. Some examples include:

• Yeast/Urinary Infections

Cancer Pelvic Surgery Vulvar Pain Issues

No direct medical test exists for the diagnosis of vaginismus. Medical diagnosis is typically determined through patient his- tory and description of problem/pain, gynecological examina- tion and ruling out the possibility of other conditions. As many physicians are unfamiliar with vaginismus, women often suffer without diagnosis, not realizing that successful treatment solu- tions are available.