Vaginismus Causes Dyspareunia Intercourse Pain Symptoms for Pelvic Muscle Spasms Treatment

Vaginismus means involuntary pelvic muscle spasms that tighten your vagina and vaginal opening.  These contractions can cause dyspareunia or intercourse impossibility.

Vaginismus is an automatic defense mechanism to a previous emotional situation involving a threatening component. No cause may be found or some possible causes include:

  • psychological factors
  • past sexual trauma or abuse
  • history of sexual intercourse discomfort

Vaginismus is considered a sexual dysfunction disorder.

The muscles causing vaginismus are extremely strong.  And the involuntariness of their contraction creates intercourse intolerance despite your desire.

Your intercourse pain may in fact be caused by some other health condition, such as:

To confirm vaginismus, other potential causes for dyspareunia must be ruled out.

When all potential causes for pelvic muscle spasms have been resolved and dyspareunia continues, then it’s typically vaginismus. Yet, vaginismus is not a common condition.

Intercourse pain vaginismus is treatable if you so desire. Vaginismus treatment objective is to weaken the reflexive tightening of your vaginal muscles and dispel the automatic fear of pain when vaginal area is touched. This treatment may involve Kegel exercises, vaginal dilation, education and counseling.

A sex therapy specialist is the type of health care professional versed in this cause for dyspareunia due to pelvic muscle spasms.

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