Obtaining a proper diagnosis and treatment is a major obstacle for women suffering from sexual pain disorders. In a recent epidemiologic investigation, only 54% of women surveyed sought treatment for their chronic vulvar pain, and of those, 60% saw three or more clinicians while only 61% obtained a diagnosis. These statistics are particularly alarming, given that prevalence estimates for dyspar...

We present the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) Special Interest Group for Sexual Dysfunction recommendations for the management of vaginismus. The recommendations outline the history, prevalence, aetiological factors, patient assessment and management for this sexual problem. Treatment strategies are discussed along with general recommendations and auditable outcomes.

Background and Objective: Tokophobia is a manifestation of severe anxiety that causes fear for women. As result, women tend to avoid having children pregnancy due their childbirth, despite great interest in the beauty motherhood. The present study aimed examine relationship between Vaginismus, Dysmenorrhea, social support tokophobia through mediation childbirth self-efficacy.
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" The treatment should be conducted according to homoeopathic principles. The use of the knife, formerly s? freely resorted to, is now generally denounced by Practitioners, while the very questionable procedure of dilating the canal by graduated dilators, although claimed to be very successful, does not appear to be necessary, ybpuld the vaginismus be dependent upon some local difficulty or dis...

Background: The prevalence of vaginismus ranges from 1-6%, and the ratio becomes 5%-17% in clinical setting, although it varies widely worldwide. main cause is not known, but often considered multifactorial. This paper aims to describe factors that contribute vaginismus. Case: A 26 years old, married woman, health practitioner presented with complaint being able have sexual intercourse. About 1...

The article deals with and characterizes degrees of vaginismus expression, present in a number classifications, contains characteristics the phobic hysteric (conversion) forms vaginismus. It presents clinical case, which detailed description psychotraumatic circumstances that resulted supported its existence, as well case penis captivus female patient supervised by author this article. Self-per...

Physiotherapists provide treatment to restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease. Women with vulvar pain, dyspareunia, or vaginismus have limited ability to function sexually and often present with musculoskeletal and neurological findings appropriately addressed by a trained physiotherapi...

Physiotherapy for the treatment of vaginismus is perceived as an intervention aimed to normalize muscle tone of the pelvic floor in order to allow vaginal penetration in accordance with the traditional view of vaginal spasm as its defining feature. Newer definitions recognize the experience of anxiety as well as pain, and effective treatment approaches should address these components as well. P...