Vaginismus - What Should You Know About It?

Primary Vaginismus is indeed one type of the problem. It is usually experienced by women at the time of undergoing sexual intercourse for the very first time. This occurs when a male partner fails to insert his penis properly inside the vagina.

Vaginismus can occur when women are under tremendous amount of physical and emotional stress, where some kind of a guilty feeling might be at the back of their minds. Another key factor, which is equally responsible for the occurrence of this situation, is past traumatic experiences in childhood. Exposure to sex or on too much sexual images can have adverse impacts on their health later on and hence suffer from the problem of Vaginismus.

Usually one of the treatment options includes, performing Pelvic Floor Control Exercises, which involve activities related to contraction and relaxation of muscles. Other than this, counselling along with proper education can help women understand the sexual anatomy and thereby get the idea related to the pain and the processes, their bodies go through.

Other types of this condition are Secondary Vaginismus, Global Vaginismus and Situational Vaginismus. Secondary type can arise out of any infection, menopause, any traumatic event or childbirth. Global Vaginismus is always present, only requiring any object to trigger it. Finally, Situational Vaginismus occurs only in certain specific situations.