Power of Questions in Your Vaginismus Journey

By Darshana Naik|2025-02-01T17:19:55-08:00March 2, 2023|Painful Sex, Vaginismus|

Three questions you need to ask your doctor One-in-Five women in the United States experience sexual pain! There are many reasons for painful sex, but vaginismus-related pain (pain related to involuntary vaginal tightening) by far has the most success rate with treatments1. In a study in 2017, nearly 73% women suffering with vaginismus were able to achieve pain-free intercourse when they received the necessary treatments1. Getting access to the right intervention starts with finding the right provider and asking ...

Drop It To The Floor: Pelvic Floor 101

By Grace Klaris|2025-02-01T17:25:15-08:00February 21, 2023|Pelvic Floor, Painful Sex, Vaginismus|

When it comes to muscles, we all know the heavy hitters. Most people can point to their biceps, abs, and hamstrings, and probably even demonstrate a few exercises that target each one. But how many times have you heard someone talk about strengthening their coccygeus (kok-sij-ee-uhs)? Do you remember ever learning about your levator ani muscles in school? Probably not. Although these muscles are present in people of all genders, those with female anatomy are more likely to suffer from ...

Dismissed Symptoms: When Your Doctor Isn’t Listening

By Heather Wheat|2025-02-01T17:29:19-08:00February 21, 2023|Vaginismus, Dilator, Painful Sex|

If you think it’s all in your head that your doctor isn’t listening to you when you ask for help with symptoms and health issues, it’s not. Three years ago, TODAY did a study about how women felt doctors didn’t truly hear them or listen to them in office visits and emergency rooms. The survey’s findings included many personal stories from women who had had their serious conditions dismissed by doctors, but also some shocking statistics. Twenty percent of women ...

Misunderstanding Women’s Pain

By Heather Wheat|2025-02-01T17:30:46-08:00February 21, 2023|Painful Sex, Dilator, Vaginismus|

It seems ironic that while we have access to more information than ever before, some doctors seem to listen to us less and dismiss us more. Even though it was many years ago, I have strong memories of doctors dismissing my pain. My first ovarian cyst ruptured when I was just 14 years old. The unbearable pain landed me and my parents in an emergency room where a doctor gave me a rather uncomfortable exam, then misdiagnosed me with “mittelschmerz,” ...