Domestic Zone 1 struggles to adapt to his size. What's going on with vaginismus?

　　Vaginismus is a phenomenon in clinical It is not uncommon, but many people do not have a deep understanding of it. it may appear in female attempt to engage in sexual intercourse or perform Gynecology Examination and other situations bring a lot of inconvenience to women's lives. Below we will discuss the relevant knowledge of vaginismus in detail.

What is vaginismus

　　Definition: Vaginismus is a female sexual dysfunction , refers to the involuntary spasm or narrowing of the muscles surrounding the vaginal opening and outer third of the vagina. This spasm usually occurs suddenly and is often out of the patient's control.

　　Symptoms: Mild vaginismus may only cause tightness and pain in the vaginal opening during sexual intercourse, making it difficult to insert the penis.； Severe vaginismus will cause strong contraction of vaginal muscles, making sexual intercourse impossible and even difficult to insert gynecological examination instruments.

Causes of vaginismus

　　Psychological factors: This is one of the common causes of vaginismus. For example, women have negative emotions such as fear, tension, and anxiety about sexual life, which may be due to past unpleasant sexual experiences, lack of sexual knowledge, religious or cultural influences, etc. Some women may have received conservative sex education since childhood and believe that sex is immoral, which leads to psychological resistance to sexual life, leading to vaginismus.

　　Physiological factors: Lesions of the reproductive organs may also cause vaginismus. like vulvitis、Vaginitis、Cervicitis , hymen is tough, etc., these disease It can cause local pain in the vagina. In order to avoid pain, the vaginal muscles will reflexively contract. In addition, pelvic floor muscle dysfunction may also be related to vaginismus.

　　Other factors: Poor sexual environment, such as noisy, unsafe environment, etc., may also make women highly nervous during sexual life and cause vaginismus. In addition, the partner's rough behavior during sex, without considering the woman's feelings, may also cause a psychological shadow in women, which may lead to vaginismus.

Treatment of vaginismus

　　Psychological treatment: For vaginismus caused by psychological factors, psychological treatment is the key. You can seek help from a professional psychological counselor or sex therapist to help patients eliminate their fear and anxiety about sexual life and establish correct sexual concepts through psychological counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy, etc. The cost of general psychotherapy depends on the experience of the therapist and the region, and each charge may range from 200 to 800 yuan.

　　Medical treatment: If vaginismus is caused by a physiological disease, treatment needs to be targeted at the cause. Such as vulvitis, vaginitis, etc., can be treated with antibiotics, antifungal drugs, etc. The price of drugs varies depending on the type and brand of the drug, and generally ranges from tens to hundreds of yuan.

　　Physical therapy: including pelvic floor muscle training, biofeedback therapy, etc. Pelvic floor muscle training can help patients enhance pelvic floor muscle control and relieve vaginismus. Biofeedback treatment uses instruments to feed back the activity information of the pelvic floor muscles to the patient, allowing the patient to understand his or her muscle status and conduct targeted training. The cost of physical therapy is about 100-300 yuan each time.