I am Dr. Lauren Peterson, and I am a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist in Oklahoma City. Many pelvic floorphysical therapists think of themselves as “Women’s Health Physical Therapist” and while I treat mostlywomen, I have plenty of men who come to me for pelvic floor dysfunction. I realize that wh...
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In our last article we talked about the causes and symptoms of vaginal stenosis. In case you haven’t read it, vaginal stenosis is the term for the condition in which the vagina (or birth canal) narrows and shortens. It can also form scar tissue, become dry and inflexible, and lose elasticity.
How a home therapy option can change your life, all while being safe and affordable. Let’s learn about what is causing the pain first. Is sex painful for you? There could be many different reasons why. According to a 2015 study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, about 30% of women suffer from pain during intercourse.
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.