any practical way of treating the following condition? I have a patient who is a young Bengali girl of 20 quite healthy and robust. She was in love with a healthy young man, whom she married some two years back. Both the husband and the wife deny a history of even a single act of successful coitus, since their marriage. This being a very obstinate case of vaginismus, I have carefully gone into ...

Vaginismus first entered medical discourse in 1861 when Dr J Marion Sims linked symptoms of vaginal hypersensitivity to muscular spasms. Today, vaginismus is similarly defined by the NHS characterised as an involuntary tightening muscles around vagina whenever penetration attempted. Although these descriptions do not encapsulate every experience condition, it generally agreed that condition mak...

background : vaginismus is an involuntary spasm of the muscles of the outer third of the vagina caused by real or anticipated attempt of vaginal penetration.  it could lead to marital disharmony, guilt feeling and depression.  cognitive behavioral models for therapy of this disorder have gained considerable attention during last three decades.   objective: to determine the efficacy of self-fing...

Background: Vaginismus is an involuntary spasm of the muscles of the outer third of the vagina caused by real or anticipated attempt of vaginal penetration.  It could lead to marital disharmony, guilt feeling and depression.  Cognitive behavioral models for therapy of this disorder have gained considerable attention during last three decades. Objective: To determine the efficacy of self-finger ...

Psychogenic purpura (Gardner-Diamond syndrome) is the occurrence and spontaneous recurrence of painful ecchymosis following emotional stress and minor trauma. Although the exact mechanism of this syndrome remains unknown, apart from skin lesions, different types of hemorrhaging have been reported, such as epistaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding, and bleeding from the ear canals and eyes. We report...

Abstract Background Vaginismus is a female sexual dysfunction affecting the quality of women and couple’s relationship. It considered main feminine cause unconsummated marriage in Egypt. The study aims assessment comorbid psychiatric disorders, personality levels alexithymia among sample with vaginismus. case-control where 30 diagnosed vaginismus following up psychosexual clinic Ain Shams Unive...

BACKGROUND Recent research has highlighted controversies in the conceptualisation, diagnosis and treatment of vaginismus. Vaginal trainers are currently the most widely used treatment. Critiques have highlighted concerns that the evidence-base of its effectiveness is limited, with controlled trials reporting disappointing results, and its prescription promotes 'performance-based' sexuality whic...

Vaginismus is a type of sexual dysfunction in which spasm of the vaginal musculature prevents penetrative intercourse. The main diagnostic criterion is the presence of recurrent or persistent involuntary spasm of the musculature of the outer third of the vagina that interferes with sexual intercourse. In many cases associated pain or the fear of pain may contribute to its persistence. Herein we...