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| Caroline Knight
How to Avoid Painful Sex: 5 Helpful Tips
If having pain during sex is new to you and haven’t yet done much research on the topic, you may not have heard of the medical name for it: dyspareunia. It refers to the varying presentations and degrees of pain that can occur during intercourse when something isn’t functioning as it should be. I... View Post -
For women who experience the following: - pain during intercourse, - have a fear of penetration because of past sexual trauma, - have restricted vaginal scar tissue from cancer treatments or surgery,- experience difficulty with penetration during menopause: Dilators can help regain healthy sex... View Post -
Painful experiences with vaginal penetration don’t have to be something you deal with forever. There are ways to help address your pelvic floor condition. Vaginal dilators are a proven way to recover from some or all of the symptoms associated with your condition, when used properly. Check out ou... View Post -
| Tara Langdale
How are Dilators Used For Pelvic Pain?
Your healthcare provider or physical therapist may have recommended dilators for pelvic floor dysfunction. This may have been the first time you’ve heard of a vaginal dilator or pelvic wand. Not knowing what they are or how to use dilators for pelvic pain is normal. After all, talking about sex... View Post -
| Tara Langdale
I Have Painful Orgasms, What Are My Options?
Everyone talks about how important a healthy sex life is, but no one talks about pain during orgasm. The medical term for painful orgasms is dysorgasmia. It feels like a sex headache or deep muscle cramps that take away the pleasure of lovemaking. If you're suffering from dysorgasmia, you'll be h... View Post -
| Tara Langdale
How do Estrogen and Dilators Help with Vaginal Atrophy?
Vaginal atrophy (also known as vulvovaginal atrophy or atrophic vaginitis) is a condition that commonly occurs during or after menopause, or after chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Symptoms of vaginal atrophy include thinning of the skin (sometimes leading to tearing), lack of lubrication, pain and... View Post -
| Caroline Knight
Foods to Avoid with Vulvodynia
Vulvodynia is a chronic pain condition affecting the vulva area in females. What causes it hasn’t been definitively confirmed, but experts think the causes are among vulvar cells responding abnormally to trauma or infection, genetics, hormonal changes or imbalances, nerve feedback abnormalities, ... View Post -
| Tara Langdale
Can Vulvodynia Go away?
Women who live with pain in the vulva often ask, can Vulvodynia ever go away? The quick answer is treating Vulvodynia is possible, regardless of whether the problem is chronic or a vulvodynia flare-up. In this article, we'll explore the causes, symptoms, and treatments of Vulvodynia. So that you ... View Post
