What is Vaginismus?

What is Vaginismus?

• Vaginismus: Vaginal entrance muscle spasms triggered by sex.
• Vaginismus: muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination.
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Vaginismus: Introduction

Types of Vaginismus:

Broader types of Vaginismus:

• Sexual dysfunction
• Vagina conditions
• Women's health conditions
• Women-only conditions
• Genital conditions
• Pelvic conditions
• Sexual conditions
• Muscle conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Vaginismus?

Prognosis of Vaginismus: Most women recover to normal sex life and motherhood with treatment.
Complications of Vaginismus: see complications of Vaginismus

What causes Vaginismus?

Causes of Vaginismus: see causes of Vaginismus

What are the symptoms of Vaginismus?

Symptoms of Vaginismus: see symptoms of Vaginismus

Complications of Vaginismus: see complications of Vaginismus

Can anyone else get Vaginismus?

More information: see contagiousness of Vaginismus
Inheritance: see inheritance of Vaginismus

Vaginismus: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Vaginismus.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Vaginismus.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Vaginismus: see treatments for Vaginismus

Organs Affected by Vaginismus:

Organs and body systems related to Vaginismus include:

• Vagina
• Vaginal entrance

Name and Aliases of Vaginismus

Main name of condition: Vaginismus

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Vaginismus: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Vaginismus:

• Dyspareunia
• Candidiasis
• Chlamydia
• Trichomoniasis
• After menopause
• Herpes
• Pelvic malignancy
• Sjogren's syndrome
• Interstitial cystitis

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