how to treat vaginismus, this sexual disorder that can affect women of all beliefs, races, colors, socioeconomic status and age groups?
First, let's talk about vaginismus what it is: basically it is a syndrome that makes the woman feel pain when penetrating, either through the penis or other objects such as a finger, tampon or speculum. Its cause is mainly linked to psychological factors that cause the muscles of the vagina to contract involuntarily, preventing access to this region.
Because it is a condition with strong emotional and psychological aspects, its treatment is not easy and requires dedication and patience from the woman, but especially from her partner. Despite this, vaginismus is curable and it is essential to treat it seriously to ensure a woman's sexual health.
Keep reading this post to find out how to treat vaginismus from the perspective of medical professionals.
Sexual disorder involves emotional and psychological issues. Image: pornpics.com
As we said earlier, vaginismus is a disorder that involves emotional and psychological issues. Therefore, treatment usually involves several medical professionals such as gynecologist, psychologist and pelvic physiotherapist. Yes, there are physiotherapists who are specialists in this area, and they help men and women to deal with sexual disorders or pelvic muscle problems with urinary incontinence.
Physiotherapy will use relaxation tools, specific pelvic exercises and also a well-known resource in the treatment of vaginismus: dilators. They are like little dildos used to help a woman get used to penetration. As she relaxes the musculature, she can increase the size of the dilator until it approaches the size of a penis and thus be able to perform penetration with her partner.
One of the possible treatments is the use of dilators. Image: egalité sex shop.
The role of the psychologist is to understand what the limiting beliefs of this woman are, that is, what in her subconscious tells her that sex is wrong or dirty, which makes her body deny the act. Issues such as restrictive religions, extreme fear of pregnancy or previous sexual abuse situations are some of the possible causes.
Discovering this cause, the psychologist and the patient will work to re-signify sex and the situations related to it in this woman's imagination. Therefore, not only the body is being treated, but also the mind, the main cause of the problem.
Gradual and multidisciplinary treatment. Image: pornpics.com
Some oral medications can be used to treat factors related to vaginismus, such as urinary tract infection or recurrent candidiasis. These pictures may be more common in those who have vaginismus due to low immunity and women's difficulty in dealing with this area of the body.
To treat vaginismus itself, there are some possible interventions with hormones and anesthetic gels, but these are not recommended as they can create a woman's dependence on their use to achieve relaxation.
In more severe cases of vaginismus, it is possible to use botulinum toxin (botox) injections in the pelvic region as a treatment resource, which will relax the muscles for a few months – four months or so – and facilitate the development of other therapies.
Remembering that curing vaginismus is possible! And the man, more than ever, needs to be the woman's ally in this process.
