Tag Archives: Anxiety
Botox for Vaginismus: Every Patient is Different
Recently, I treated 3 brave and amazing women. Each presented with different degrees of severity of their vaginismus and different levels of anxiety. Each woman was treated with Botox for vaginismus plus progressive dilation under anesthesia. One of my treated patients … Continue reading
Relaxing During Dilation after Vaginismus Treatment with Botox
Dilation after Vaginismus Treatment with Botox All of our patients are given instructions on how, when and why dilation is important after vaginismus treatment with Botox. After the Botox treatment, which includes progressive dilation under anesthesia, our patients are always … Continue reading
Vaginismus Treatment: Meltdown
Early progress after vaginismus treatment After the treatment of vaginismus using the Botox program most patients do very well dilating during the first two to three days post procedure despite considerable fear about using dilators. During treatment under anesthesia, the … Continue reading
Anxiety Making Initial Contact with Dr. Pacik’s Office
Heather, the VaginismusMD Forum Moderator, is the author of this blog. Thank you Heather! Nervousness, tension, and extreme anxiety are symptoms that often accompany vaginismus. Many of our vaginismus patients have a very difficult time making initial contact with our … Continue reading
20 Tips for Future Patients, Part I
Our VaginismusMD Forum Moderator, Heather, started a thread on “20 Tips for Future Patients.” So far we have received 10 tips from our veteran patients. All of these tips are worthwhile and are very important for our future patients. I want … Continue reading
Anxiety and Vaginismus
I need to catch up emotionally to where I am physically (a quote heard frequently from post procedure patients). A series of posts on the Forum clearly show that although vaginismus patients make great strides when visiting for treatment, there is … Continue reading
Dilators and Airport Security for our Vaginismus Patients
Part of the Botox treatment program for vaginismus is progressive dilation under anesthesia. After treatment, patients are counseled on proper dilation and a dilation schedule to follow post treatment. Dilation is a very important part of the treatment program. Every … Continue reading
Disgust with intercourse
I am following a 23 year old with a seven year history of severe vaginismus who was sexually molested at the age of 15. She had numerous attempted treatments to overcome her vaginismus that included physical therapy with biofeedback, Kegels, … Continue reading
Success with Dilation Only: Patient from Australia
While it is always best to have an in-person exam and treatment, I do sometimes counsel via email and skype if I feel that the woman is a good candidate for the dilation only treatment. The following patient who was … Continue reading