Tag Archives: Botox for Vaginismus
Dilation and Keeping a Daily Log after your Botox Treatment for Vaginismus
Previous Penetration is like “Hitting a Wall” – Waking Up with a Dilator “Flips a Switch!” For most of my treated vaginismus patients, waking up from anesthesia with a large dilator in place is monumental. A lot of my patients … Continue reading
Vaginismus, Pregnancy and Misconceptions
There appears to be a widespread misconception among health care professionals, including gynecologists that goes something like this: “Honey, just get pregnant, deliver your baby, and your vaginismus will disappear”. Wrong! I have heard this so many times. It does … Continue reading
Finding a Clinic for Botox Injections
This following exchange appeared on one of the vaginismus website forums. Question: “Some days back, I came to know that I have vaginismus. I am willing to treat it with Botox. But my gyn is hesitant in applying botox. She … Continue reading
Vaginismus: Dilator Regression
The first hint of recurrent pain after Botox treatment for vaginismus is an inadequate dilation schedule Every so often patients contact me in a panic that their dilation schedule is not going well. They usually indicate that there is recurrent … Continue reading
Dilators for Vaginismus. Discomfort of Dilation
Early in the process dilation may be uncomfortable and create soreness. Sometimes it starts off being comfortable and then it is hard to find a position that allows for pain free insertion. This may cause distress (because the dilation was … Continue reading
Dilators for Vaginismus. Discomfort with Large Dilators and Beyond
Brief history: Danielle is a 27 year old with a five year history of Pacik/Lamont , the most severe form of vaginismus. Though she has had some penetration, intercourse has always been impossible. Numerous treatments included Kegels and dilators for … Continue reading