Vaginismus: this scenario can compromise your pleasure

Vaginismus is a sexual dysfunction that causes pain when having sex. This is a problem that affects around 5% of the female population. When talking about a population of continental dimensions like Brazil, we are talking about a universe of at least 10 million women.

Often caused by fear, scenarios of tension and excessive stress, vaginismus is a disorder in which involuntary muscle spasm prevents vaginal penetration. This usually results in pain and discomfort for women at the time of intercourse.

It often starts when sexual intercourse is attempted for the first time, with an underlying (unreal) fear that penetration may hurt. It can make it painful, difficult or practically impossible to have sex, have a gynecological exam and insert a tampon.

Without treatment, it can lead to physical suffering, distress and emotional disappointment in the relationship between two. There are extreme cases where the partner ended up separating from the wife or partner because she was unable to have sex with him for many, many months. After all, who doesn't really want to feel pain?

When a woman tries to insert an object, such as a tampon or even the penis into the vagina, a involuntary contraction of the pelvic floor muscles. This leads to generalized muscle spasms and a lot of pain. That is, it is a psychosomatic issue caused by a psychological-emotional agent.

Symptoms of Vaginismus

Symptoms vary between individuals. They can be dyspareunia (painful intercourse), with a feeling of tightness and pain that may be burning or burning. They can also be difficult to penetrate during sex.

They can also be long-term sexual pain with or without a known cause. And any object or implement that is inserted into the vaginal canal can be an obstacle such as a tampon or a gynecological examination. The pain can vary from mild to severe in nature and from discomfort to a burning sensation.

Vaginismus does not prevent people from becoming sexually aroused, but it does cause frustrations by preventing sexual intercourse from being unpleasant, incomplete or dissatisfied so that they try to avoid sex.

Causes

Vaginismus is a disorder that can be caused by physical stressors, emotional stressors, or both. It can become anticipatory, so that the signs appear because the person expects it to happen.

This generates emotional triggers that include fear, for example, of pregnancy, anxiety, about performance or guilt and mainly relationship problems, for example, having an abusive partner or feelings of vulnerability.

Other possible situations may have been scenarios of sexual abuse in childhood or adolescence or rape, with body memory being highly impacted on the genitals.

Sexual problems can affect men and women. They are nobody's fault, and they are nothing to be ashamed of. In most cases.

Treatment

The recommended treatment is to seek help and guidance from an appropriate professional. Multidisciplinary treatment with a sexologist, a pelvic floor physiotherapist, and a serious and reliable tantric therapist is recommended.

Each in his area will make appropriate interventions, with the sexologist bringing mental and emotional awareness, the physical therapist physical intervention and the tantric therapist emotional intervention and appropriate re-signification of traumatic memories.

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