Biofeedback teaches patients how to lessen pelvic floor tension. It can be valuable in the less severe patients with vaginismus, but requires a probe in the pelvic area that may make the more severe cases of vaginismus uncomfortable.
Therefore, it is extremely important to stratify patients according to the severity of vaginismus. Lumping every patient into the same generalized category of vaginismus, without understanding the severity, allows some patients to benefit from treatment whereas others fail to make progress.
Dr. Oz Video: Vaginal Panic Attacks
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On a previous Dr. Oz show, there is a segment in which vaginismus and the treatment of biofeedback is discussed. In my opinion, this video segment fails to take into account the severity of vaginismus in the women who are treated. I encourage you to watch this video and comment on this method of treatment.
Comment from our Moderator of the VaginismusMD Forum
Heather, our moderator of the VaginismusMD Forum wrote the following regarding the topic of Vaginismus Advocacy: Dr. Oz which I feel is important to share with you.
I was a Pacik/Lamont level 5 patient with severe vaginismus. I personally know that the only thing that would have worked for me was Dr. Pacik’s Botox program with progressive dilation, as I couldn’t even insert a q-tip prior without experiencing the fear/pain response that is vaginismus. I could not have inserted any type of bio-feedback mechanism. I tried and failed at physical therapy in the past due to the same reason of being unable to insert anything without the fear and subsequent pain.
Most of the patients I see have the more severe form of vaginismus and it is for this reason that I have become a proponent of the Botox and dilation treatment program.
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