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| Caroline Knight
4 Ways to Treat Psychogenic Vaginismus (Pelvic Floor Myalgia)
Pelvic floor myalgia (muscle soreness) is another name for vaginismus, one of the most common causes of sexual pain in women. Most Doctors consider vaginismus to be psychogenic in nature, meaning that it has a psychological origin. With psychogenic vaginismus, it is psychological issues around se... View Post -
| Tara Langdale
How Soon After Chemotherapy Can You Have Sex?
How soon can I have sex after chemotherapy? This tends to be an important question for women going through chemo, if they are in a romantic relationship. Given that there are many ways chemo can affect your sex life, the prospect can feel worrying. Cancer affects women of all ages, the types of c... View Post -
| Caroline Knight
How Long Does it Take for Dilators to Work? - VuVa Dilator Company
Vaginal dilators (also known as vaginal trainers) are tools that many women consider a ‘Godsend’. If you have never needed to buy a vaginal dilator before, you may have several questions around their efficacy and use. That’s fine, because we are experts in vaginal dilator therapy and are h... View Post -
| Caroline Knight
5 Natural Remedies for Levator Ani Syndrome
If you are suffering from discomfort in the rectal area (rectal spasms in particular), you may have a condition known as levator ani syndrome. Rectal pain is not just physically uncomfortable; it’s also a major source of worry for most, since they can’t always locate or easily manipulate the sore... View Post -
| Tara Langdale
Why Sex is More Difficult After Menopause?
Written by Caroline Knight The menopause is something that all women know they will eventually have to deal with, and many also have an idea of the type of symptoms they will experience when that time comes. The most commonly anticipated symptoms of the men... View Post -
| Tara Langdale
5 Treatment Options for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
What is Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) refers to a range of infections that can cause damage and dysfunction in the endometrium (womb lining), ovaries, fallopian tubes, and the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity (the peritoneum). The most common cause o... View Post -
| Caroline Knight
Is Vulvodynia an Autoimmune Disease?
Vulvodynia is the name for chronic vulvar pain with no identifiable cause. Since it is incredibly difficult to pinpoint the cause, a lot of tests may be necessary to diagnose vulvodynia in the first place and eliminate other possible causes of vulvar pain. Because of the lack of definitive causal... View Post -
| Jacob Komarow
Can vulvodynia pain go away on its own?
Vulvodynia is awful There are no two ways about it! This painful condition leaves women feeling awful for various reasons; physically, it causes discomfort sometimes even just sitting or walking, and it can certainly disrupt your sex life since even touch is often painful. Vulvodynia pain occurs... View Post
