Posted by Emme on January 16, 2004, at 12:27:09
In reply to Re: Embarrassed... Vaginismus (one for the girls!), posted by deirdrehbrt on January 15, 2004, at 21:27:39
I don't know if it's the same thing, but I was given smooth cylindrical objects with rounded ends to use for stretching tissues and helping with any potential vaginismus problems (I don't think I had too much of that problem) after some surgery down there.
I personally didn't like them, and my gynecologist sent me to a local store that sells "personal massagers". I got one of those long ones with a gently tapered end. The tapered end gave me more gradual control than jumping to an entire different size dilator. Plus it glowed in the dark! I also had a prescription for topical lidocaine to numb the tissues so I could really stretch them out without causing pain.
I don't know if this'll help any with vaginismus per se, but hope that helps someone with stretching issues.
BTW, the Kegel Guy is hilarious!
Emme
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