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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
Overcoming Vaginismus Testimonial
An inspiring story of overcoming vaginismus The following testimonial is an inspiring story about a young woman overcoming vaginismus. We have received many testimonials describing the joy of overcoming vaginismus and feeling whole again. It is always a joy to … Continue reading
Vaginismus Symptoms
Vaginismus Symptoms: A Case Study Vaginismus symptoms started during my 20’s. I was never able to insert a tampon and was never able to have any type of penetration despite trying during my 20s and while in college. With each … Continue reading
Vaginismus Symptoms
Common vaginismus symptoms There are a number of vaginismus symptoms that help diagnose vaginismus. The most common vaginismus symptoms are extremely painful sex or intercourse being completely impossible. “Why can’t I have sex?” or “Why is sex so painful?” are … Continue reading
How Military Deployments Reinforced the Vaginismus Cycle
This patient and her husband are currently overseas on a U.S. military installation and will be moving back to the states. She is 29 and has been struggling with secondary vaginismus for nine years. Her dyspareunia (painful intercourse) progressed to … Continue reading
Misinformation about Vaginismus
Myths about Vaginismus Many women who are suffering from vaginismus are self-diagnosed as this condition is not well known to physicians. They often have a lot of misinformation regarding vaginismus, which often times delays them from having treatment. On our … Continue reading
FDA Approved Clinical Trial Completed Using Botox Injections for Vaginismus
Open Label, Single Center, Pilot Study of the Use of BOTOX Injections, Sensorcaine Injections and Progressive Dilation Under Anesthesia for the Treatment of Primary Vaginismus BTX-PV-01 IND/IDE Number: 109343 Brief Summary of Clinical Trial Using Botox Injections for Vaginismus The … Continue reading
Painful Sex
Female pain during sexual intercourse is common and affects at least 30 % of the world population. It can range from discomfort (dyspareunia) to severe pain or intercourse being impossible (vaginismus). It can be due to medical conditions such as … 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
Pre-Treatment: Vaginismus for More Than 30 Years
I just turned 52 and have had vaginismus since I was a teenager (not knowing it at the time). I first realized something was wrong when I started menstruating and couldn’t use a tampon. It was like I was hitting … Continue reading