What are the symptoms and treatment of female vaginismus

Vaginismus refers to the involuntary, intense and sustained contraction of the vaginal muscles during sexual intercourse, which makes it impossible to insert the erect penis, or even if it can be inserted, pain and discomfort occur at the vaginal opening or deep inside during or after sexual intercourse. That is, the entrance to the vagina is tightly closed, making sexual intercourse impossible. Some patients cannot even undergo routine gynecological examinations by doctors. So, how to treat it?

Vaginismus makes it difficult to have sex

When a woman becomes sexually aroused, her vaginal muscles relax to accommodate 1 to 2 fingers, physiologically preparing her for reproduction and increasing the chances of pregnancy. Women who experience vaginismus experience involuntary reflex spasms of the muscles around the vagina when they try to have sex.

There are three types of vaginismus:

(1) If a woman has had successful intercourse but then experiences vaginal cramps, it is called secondary vaginismus.

(2) Spasms that occur due to changes in the intercourse environment are called situational vaginismus, which is relatively rare.

(3) Spasm that occurs after the first intercourse is called primary vaginismus.

How can women relieve vaginismus on their own?

Women can perform continuous contraction and relaxation exercises on their abdomen, inner thighs and vaginal opening muscles to enhance their sense of control over muscle tightness.

The specific method is to gently insert the fingertips into the vaginal opening, while experiencing the contraction and relaxation of the vaginal muscles. If you find it difficult to insert your fingers into your vagina, you can take deep breaths to relax.

Then ask your therapist to gently perform a vaginal examination, and your therapist will tell you that the fingers or vaginal dilators inserted into your vagina did not cause vaginismus or discomfort.

This vaginal examination can be scheduled several weeks later during the treatment phase. If the problem is not serious, this can be reduced to one week. If a woman is already able to perform vaginal examinations by herself, she does not need to ask a doctor for help; she can just repeat the procedures at home.

The next step in treatment is for the husband to repeat the vaginal examination before and after the couple's touch. First, check her genitals, and under her guidance, gently insert the tip of a finger into her vagina, then gradually insert a finger into her vagina. If possible, the husband can also insert two fingers into the vagina and move them gently when the woman is able to relax completely. The number of sessions required to complete this procedure will vary for each couple.

Further operations on vaginal accommodation will be performed later. The couple has sex with the woman on top or sideways, so that the woman can control the depth of vaginal penetration and maintain sexual regulation. During the vaginal accommodation operation stage, the woman should perform sexual intercourse until the intercourse is finally completed.

In fact, this phenomenon may be caused by physiological disease or psychological reasons. If you find such a problem, you should pay attention to it. For the anxiety caused by vaginal insertion, the doctor will help you do psychological analysis and eliminate anxiety. During sex, it is better to do more foreplay, relax and not be overly nervous.