Tag Archives: Vaginismus
The Causes of Vaginismus
Painful sex: When Sex Seems Impossible by Dr. Peter T. Pacik This blog discusses Chapter 5 of the book “When Sex Seems Impossible. Stories of Vaginismus and How You Can Achieve Intimacy” and helps to better understand vaginismus and vaginismus … Continue reading
V is for Vaginismus and Other Painful Firsts
Painful Sex: When Sex Seems Impossible by Dr. Peter T Pacik This blog discusses Chapter 3 of the book “When Sex Seems Impossible. Stories of Vaginismus and How You Can Achieve Intimacy” to help understand vaginismus and the treatment of vaginismus. The … Continue reading
What is Vaginismus?
Painful Sex: When Sex Seems Impossible by Dr. Peter T. Pacik These blogs discuss the highlights of each chapter in the vaginismus book “When Sex Seems Impossible. Stories of Vaginismus and How You Can Achieve Intimacy” so that one can … Continue reading
Wedding Bell Blues and Other Fearful Firsts
Painful sex: When Sex Seems Impossible by Dr. Peter T. Pacik This sequence of blogs discusses the highlights of each chapter in the vaginismus book “When Sex Seems Impossible. Stories of Vaginismus and How You Can Achieve Intimacy” to help … Continue reading
Vaginismus Book Introduction
Painful sex: When Sex Seems Impossible… by Dr. Peter T. Pacik This sequence of blogs discusses the highlights of each chapter in the vaginismus book “When Sex Seems Impossible. Stories of Vaginismus and How You Can Achieve Intimacy” to help … Continue reading
Vaginismus Treatment Anesthesia
Anesthesia is used routinely during the treatment of vaginismus with the Botox program. Why anesthesia for vaginismus treatment? There tends to be considerable fear and anxiety to penetration because of the history of severe pain with attempted penetration. More severe … Continue reading
Spreading the Word about Vaginismus in 2015
Vaginismus is newly defined in the latest edition of the 2013 DSM 5 (formerly known as the DSM V) as a “Genito-Pelvic Pain Disorder/ Penetration Disorder” which attempts to bring together the concepts and full spectrum of painful vaginal penetration. … Continue reading
Understanding and Treating Vaginismus Publication
Understanding and Treating Vaginismus Publication: This past year has seen monumental strides in the effort to get the condition of vaginismus more well-known and I want to share my 2014 Publication: Understanding and Treating Vaginismus. I presented podium lectures regarding understanding and … Continue reading
Vaginismus Dilating
Large Dilators for Large Partners Concerning vaginismus dilating, women who have large partners need to be dilating to large dilators – large dilators or large partners. Treatment using the Pacik Botox multimodal program for vaginismus includes Botox injections and progressive dilation. … Continue reading
How do I know if I have vaginismus?
How do I know if I have vaginismus? A frequently asked question when sex is impossible or intercourse is very painful (or intercourse is impossible) is the question: “How do I know if I have vaginismus?” There are a number … Continue reading