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Vaginismus

Alternate Names : Vaginal Muscle Spasms

Vaginismus | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring

What can be done to prevent the condition?

  • Sexual abuse is a complex problem. Raising awareness and a healthy suspicion through education, identifying abusers and offering protection are key issues.
  • By speaking positively about sexuality, parents may help remove, or at least not encourage first-time fears. This may help children accept their own sexual preferences, too.
  • If intercourse is always painful, a healthcare provider can offer treatment. That may help prevent a worsening cycle of vaginismus.
  • What are the long-term effects of the condition?

    Because sexual activity is painful for a woman with vaginismus, relationships are often avoided, or marred by discord and dissatisfaction. Lingering questions about sexual preference may never be resolved.

    What are the risks to others?

    A woman's partner may start to view himself as a sexual failure. Problems having an erection or impotence may result.


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    Vaginismus: Treatment & Monitoring

    Author: Eva Martin, MD
    Reviewer: Sandy Keefe, RN, MSN
    Date Reviewed: 09/11/01



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