Posts Tagged ‘Vaginismus’

Sex Questions from the Twittersphere: Treatments for Vaginismus

By Dr. Carol Queen • Jun 24th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Carol Queen, Good Advice

Whats the best path of treatment for vaginismus? Are there any good online resources for self-help? (asking on behalf of my gf)

I’m not sure about the vast range that the online world offers re: this, but there is a substantive-looking site called vaginismus.com which is certainly worth exploring. And there has been one good book written about Vaginismus, which is a condition which involves the vagina not relaxing enough to allow for comfortable penetration — sometimes the tightness is so extreme that even a finger can’t be inserted without pain. Its functional definition refers to the inability to have intercourse.