Author Archives: Dr. Pacik
Dr. Pacik presents Understanding and Treating Vaginismus
Understanding and Treating Vaginismus Dr. Peter T. Pacik presented understanding and treating vaginismus, a podium lecture, to the 2014 annual meeting of the New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery held in Maine. The title of the presentation was … Continue reading
Botox Treatment for Vaginismus: Pre-Procedure Nerves
Profound Fear and Anxiety for the Vaginismus Sufferer Nerves, tension, and extreme anxiety are pre-procedure symptoms that often accompany anticipated treatment of vaginismus. These feelings are often overwhelming when the moment of treatment arrives. Some patients want to get back … Continue reading
Female Genital Mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM) Female genital mutilation (FGM) affects about 130 million women or girls in the world, with about 2 million girls undergoing the procedure every year. Heavy bleeding, infection, tetanus, gangrene, sepsis and death may result. All women … Continue reading
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
Using vaginal dilators
Vaginal Dilators and Vaginismus The correct use of vaginal dilators can be of considerable help to women struggling with vaginismus. Vaginal dilators help with the physical aspect of vaginal spasm. Advancing to the larger dilators can make intercourse more comfortable. … Continue reading
Disgust and vaginismus
Disgust creates considerable problems for women with vaginismus A woman with vaginismus is eager to consummate her marriage, fulfill her role as a partner and raise a family. Yet when these patients are able to overcome their vaginismus following treatment … Continue reading
Intimacy in a Relationship: It’s Possible After Vaginismus
Relationship struggles and vaginismus The best relationships can be summed up with a simple equation: friendship + passion. For many women, vaginismus causes the passion to slip out of the equation. Now, some couples subsist on friendship alone – and … Continue reading
Sexual Aversion after Vaginismus Treatment
Even though most women with vaginismus dream of a normal sex life, there are some women who continue to struggle with sexual aversion even after successful vaginismus treatment. This is devastating to both the woman and her partner both of … Continue reading
Motherhood After Vaginismus: There’s Still Time
Women with Vaginismus wonder if motherhood after vaginismus is possible You’ve likely heard the term “biological clock” being tossed around. But what does it mean? In the broadest sense, a biological clock is a natural system in place in an … Continue reading
Dilating Post Botox Treatment for Vaginismus
The fear of dilating after Botox treatment for vaginismus One of the scary things my patients express is the fear of dilating the day after Botox treatment for vaginismus. Every patient seems to go through this turmoil. In actual fact, … Continue reading