Women with pain conditions and other sexual health conditions could find the prospect of using vaginal dilators a little daunting.
If you are afraid of penetration of any kind, it’s little wonder that the thought of inserting a foreign object leaves you a little anxious. However, we are here to...
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The pain of vulvodynia is enough for most women to open their minds to a range of different treatments, but one thing is for sure: finding and treating the cause of any condition is always far better than masking symptoms with pain killers. It’s true that diet and nutrition may have a part to pla...
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Vulvodynia, the silent affliction, affects thousands of women. If you take the time to read the countless stories on the National Vulvodynia Association's website, you'll hear from women who have struggled for years to overcome vulvodynia and those still managing.
Most will tell you that the c...
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Women with vulvodynia often live with daily vaginal pain without knowing the exact cause. Chronic vulvar pain has a negative impact on relationships, fertility, and wellbeing. Women suffering from vulvodynia can also experience depression and anxiety. The question becomes, is anxiety causing vulv...
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If you suffer from vaginismus, you know how painful and frustrating the condition can be. But there is hope! Holistic magnetic vaginal dilator treatment is a drug-free, non-invasive way to help ease the symptoms of vaginismus. This type of treatment uses magnets to promote healing and improve blo...
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Radiation therapy focuses on one area of the body, but although it brings fewer side effects than chemotherapy, it does affect healthy cells. Is pain after radiation normal? Unfortunately, it is. Post-radiation pain is common, regardless of the type and location of cancer. Unfortunately, in som...
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What can I do?
Here at Vuvatech we have covered the topic of vulvodynia extensively, since it affects so many women around the world. We talked about it in depth in this article on vulvodynia, so for this current article, we will focus on what causes vulvodynia to flare-up and how you can prevent...
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At some point, most adult women will come into contact with a vaginal speculum during a pelvic examination for health check purposes. This is standard practice during routine cervical cancer screening, for example. Speculums are designed for insertion into t...
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VuVa Podcast
Tara Langdale-Schmidt is no stranger to pain. After all, she endured 11 surgeries for endometriosis starting at a young age. But when sex became impossible for her and her then-fiancé, and doctors were flummoxed, Langdale-Schmidt knew she had to take matters into her own hands. Her mother’s treatment for fibromyalgia sparked an idea when Langdale-Schmidt was finally diagnosed with vulvodynia, a painful condition involving the vulva, and magnetic dilators shaped like a vibrator were the answer to her prayers. Find out how she tested her product and took it to market on this episode of SheVentures.