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Vaginismus
Vaginismus is a condition consisting of significant vaginal muscle contraction during attempts at vaginal penetration, causing pain with intercourse.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 36-year old asked:
What is vaginismus?
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A 35-year old asked:
How to tell if I have vaginismus?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Is vaginismus and dyspsreunia the same?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is vaginismus? What makes it happen?
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A 42-year old asked:
What are the main symptoms of vaginismus?
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A 41-year old asked:
What are some home remedies for vaginismus?
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A 40-year old asked:
I think I may have vaginismus? New bf hurts.
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Vaginismus?
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A 46-year old asked:
How do you deal with internal examinations if you have vaginismus?
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A 35-year old asked:
My wife has vaginismus. We have no sex because she's afraid so much from sex. What do we do?
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A 32-year old female asked:
How to treat vaginismus?
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A 39-year old asked:
How is vaginismus overcome?
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A 35-year old asked:
How will doctors help vaginismus?
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A 29-year old asked:
Vaginismus - what is the average time to overcome this condition?
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A 46-year old asked:
Intercourse is sometimes painful with my partner and i'm worried about vaginismus. What are the major symptoms?
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A 24-year old female asked:
My gyne diagnose that i've vaginismus.he just advise me to use dilators.i feel not normal.i want to enjoy sex,but it looks like i wont have the chance?
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A 21-year old female asked:
How do I know if I have vaginismus? I experience a lot of pain whenever Ive tried to have penetrative sex. Its usually a sharp pain with stinging as well. Is this normal? Im 21 and on no medications?
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A 30-year old male asked:
What all are the treatments n medications for vaginismus?
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A 20-year old male asked:
What is the difference between dyspareunia and vaginismus?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Is natural pregnancy possible for women having vaginismus?
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A 48-year old asked:
Does pain experienced during gynecological examination necessarily necessarily mean vaginismus?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Is vagi-wave useful as a treatment for vaginismus?
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A 21-year old female asked:
What numbing cream would you recommend for vaginismus? Would Amethocaine Cream be fine?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Why can't you grow out of vaginismus or dyspsreunia? Do I have to use dilators? Don't want to, rather take endep if needed
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A 19-year old female asked:
How long is a normal pee supposed to last? I have vaginismus and sometimes it's hard to go and i go a lot. I pee for 3 seconds. Is that bad?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Does an orgasm feel good? I have had a couple and each time it has hurt and dr said it is because of vaginismus. Please help, 17 year old girl.
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A 18-year old female asked:
Have vaginismus so vaginal penetration is not good and haven't been able to orgasm through cliteral stimulation within the last month. What's wrong?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Can pelvic floor dysfunction, aka PFD, and vaginismus ever be considered the same thing? One Dr. said I had vaginismus, a subsequent Dr said I had PFD
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A 24-year old female asked:
I suffer from vaginismus. But yesterday when my bf slowly entered me, shooting pain occurred in my lower back and we had to stop. What does that mean?
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A member asked:
Do you know about physical therapy for vaginismus? Physical therapy
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