VAGIINISMUS

What is vaginismus?

Vaginismus is the situation where sexual intercourse cannot occur due to fear and anxiety of the muscles surrounding the outside of the vagina during sexual intercourse, despite the woman’s desire for sexual intercourse.

 Vaginismus disease can often be diagnosed with a gynecological examination. For women who are worried about these examinations, psychiatrists and psychologists; If they notice the fears lying in their subconscious, they have wrong sexual information, and the details that will cause this in their past history, they can be diagnosed without an examination. It is often described as ‘anxiety disorder’. Fear is actually a strong emotion that preserves bodily integrity and keeps us alive. Because we are protected from a number of dangers with a sense of fear. However, when fear develops against the physiological behaviors of the female body, especially when fear develops against sexual functions, it turns into a sexual dysfunction that we define as vaginismus rather than benefit. During sexual intercourse, during gynecological examination, when inserting objects such as fingers, tampons or suppository into the vagina, the woman has problems such as pain or not being able to get it at all.

In the classification system made by the US Psychiatric Association in 2013, ‘vaginismus’ and painful union (dyspareunia) were included in the same class in the genito-pelvic pain and penetration disorder group. According to this definition, vaginismus was accepted as a sexual pain and intercourse problem. For this reason, it has become more interested in obstetricians. However, it is a little difficult to be treated by gynecologists who are not trained in this subject. Sex therapists are more interested in this issue.

What Kind of Disease Is Vaginismus Disease?

In addition to being a sexual dysfunction, vaginismus is a disease that damages the feelings of couples for each other, experiencing conflicts in marriage, common pleasure, and most importantly, the continuation of the generation, but it is a curable disease. Vaginismus, which is a problem in 1 out of every 10 women in our country, should be seen as a common problem not only for women but also for the couple.

What are the Vaginismus Types?

We can examine vaginismus in two ways, primary and secondary.

Primary vaginismus: It is the situation in which there is no intercourse, although they have never had sexual intercourse before. It is the most common type of vaginismus. Many of these patients are virgins because they have not had intercourse before.

Secondary vaginismus: It is a type of vaginismus that occurs later in women who did not have a problem in sexual intercourse before, due to difficult births, surgical interventions related to the vagina, and painful gynecological examinations. In these patients, painful sexual intercourse or contractions occur afterwards.

What is dyspareunia?

Pain during sexual intercourse is called dyspareunia (dyspareunia). These women can have sexual intercourse even if it is difficult, but they do not get pleasure from the pain, they have a very difficult time orgasm. Since they can have intercourse in some way, they can also be a gynecological examination, although it is difficult. Some vaginismus patients cannot have sexual intercourse at all. Some of them experience painful sexual intercourse, namely dyspareunia.

What are the Causes of Vaginismus?

The most important cause of vaginismus is the well-known misconceptions about sexual life. It starts with giving false information or not giving any information to girls at an early age. Messages that cause fear and anxiety about sexuality placed in the subconscious of girls are among the important causes of vaginismus. Fear and anxiety starting at an early age in women appear with the fear of the first sexual intercourse or the first night. False stories told that sexual intercourse will be very painful, it will bleed excessively, it will be very painful and painful when the membrane is torn, and the couple will remain locked while they are reuniting, cause fear and anxiety in women. These negative psychological pressure situations cause physical contractions, namely vaginismus, in women.

• Sexual myths of men and women (false stories)
• Known mistakes
• Sexual traumas
• Cognitive distortions
• The importance given to the hymen and wrong information about the membrane
• First night fear

What are the Symptoms of Vaginismus?

The symptoms of vaginismus are situations where the woman, who is very comfortable and enjoys during foreplay, tenses herself due to pain anxiety during sexual intercourse (penetration), closes her legs, pushes her partner, and moves her hips up or to the side. A woman can experience orgasm and a sense of satisfaction with clitoris stimulation, that is, with manual stimulation or rubbing. However, as the pleasure leaves its place to pain and pain during reunion, anxiety and anxiety increase and it becomes impossible for the couple to reunite.

Vaginismus Treatment ?

Vaginismus is a common problem not only for women but also for couples. Joining the couple to the treatment directly affects the success of the treatment. This treatment also shortens the treatment period, as the support of the spouse, accompanying the given behavior and love assignments will make the woman feel safe.

Get to know vaginismus It is healthier to put the gynecologist after a gynecologist examination. However, if the woman refuses the gynecological examination, a psychiatrist or psychologist can detect the presence of vaginismus in line with the symptoms she shows. Then the therapies are started. Cognitive and behavioral therapies, breathing and relaxation exercises form part of the treatment. Sex education is given to couples by eliminating known mistakes. Negative prejudices against sexuality are eliminated by explaining situations that cause anxiety and fear. In the treatment, not only sexual intercourse, but also the techniques of women to enjoy sexual intercourse and orgasm are explained. It is not possible to treat vaginismus with medication or surgery.

Proposal

Vaginismus is the disease with the highest success rate in treatment among women’s sexual disorders. It has 100% cure. We recommend that you consult a gynecologist or sexual therapist without wasting time for treatment. Because vaginismus disorder does not improve on its own, it does not go away over time. Psychological support must be sought. An anxiety and fear study should be conducted. It is very important for men to support their wives and see the issue as their common problem. Co-treatment process will increase success and shorten the treatment time. After the sexual therapist solves the problem, he can also work in partnership with a gynecologist to ensure the full recovery of the woman.

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