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| Tara Langdale
Do you need a prescription for dilators?
People often think they’ll need to see a Doctor for a prescription for dilators, perhaps because dilators are used in various therapies. For example, pelvic floor therapists use dilators and, in a sense, ‘prescribe’ dilators for their patients to use at home. It’s not an official prescription, bu... View Post -
Vaginal dilators are tools used to help with a variety of conditions, such as vaginismus, pelvic floor dysfunction, vaginal atrophy and other sex-related pain. When it comes to choosing a vaginal dilator kit, it is important to select one that is made with high quality materials and has been prov... View Post -
| Caroline Knight
The Most Popular Magnetic Medical Grade Plastic Dilators in 2023
Vaginal dilators (also called vaginal trainers, intimate dilators and pelvic floor trainers) are an extremely useful tool for relieving the symptoms of a wide range of troublesome gynecological problems. Pelvic floor physical therapists often use dilators as part of their treatments, in order to ... View Post -
| Caroline Knight
5 Possible Reasons Your Vaginal Trainers Aren’t Working
There is no doubt in the minds of women’s health experts that vaginal dilators (also called vaginal trainers) are some of the best tools for resolving a range of gynecological issues, from vaginismus to vaginal atrophy. It is easy to find studies supporting the use of vaginal dilators; likewise... View Post -
| 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
5 Reasons Why Sex is Painful after Radiation
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... 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 -
| Tara Langdale
Sex After Cancer for Women Over 60: How Dilators Can Help
Studies have shown that more than half of men and women in their 60s still have sex regularly. Interestingly, older women also report more sexual satisfaction after their mid-60s, probably because they have more experience, free time, familiarity and comfort with their partner, and fewer worries.... View Post
