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Vaginismus MD Forum hits milestone of 400 members
Visions for Vaginismus MD We launched our new Vaginismus MD website in January 2012. Because there is considerable silence that surrounds the condition of vaginismus, one of my visions in the creation of the Vaginismus MD website was to created a … Continue reading
Vaginismus: Finger Dilation
Finger dilation — what happens The normal physiologic response to finger penetration is for the vagina to quickly go through a relaxation response making penile entry possible. This is what would be expected and happens in the vast majority of … Continue reading
Mother’s Day and Infertility after Botox Treatment for Vaginismus
Many of the women that inquiry about Botox treatment for vaginismus have been dealing with their condition for many, many years. With each passing year, they are reminded that their chances of having a family grow slimmer and slimmer. Often, … Continue reading
Vaginal Pain with Dilators after Botox Treatment for Vaginismus
One week post Botox treatment for vaginismus, one of our patients from the England with a seven year history of severe level 5 primary vaginismus began having pain with dilation. She writes: “I am now home and since I’ve arrived, … Continue reading
Feeling stuck post Botox Treatment for Vaginismus
Feeling stuck post Botox Treatment for Vaginismus A recurring problem following Botox treatment for vaginismus is getting too comfortable in a dilation routine. Patients settle in with their dilators and every day they dutifully do the dilation schedule they were … Continue reading
After Botox Treatment for Vaginismus, Dilating Can Be Erotic!
Rediscover Passion with Papaya Toys After patients receive the Botox treatment for vaginismus plus progressive dilation under anesthesia and are comfortable with dilating, many feel that dilating is still so clinical and mechanical. Some of these patients also experience low … 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
Mindfulness based approach to the treatment of women with sexual pain
There is an excellent new article in the Sexual and Relationship Therapy Journal (footnote 1), titled “An integrated mindfulness-based approach to the treatment of women with sexual pain and anxiety: promoting autonomy and mind/body connection”. The author, Talli Y. Rosenbaum, … 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