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Vaginal Muscle Spasms - Vaginismus

Prevention & Expectations

What can be done to prevent the condition?

Sexual abuse is a complex problem. Raising awareness and a healthy suspicion through education, identifying abusers and offering protection are key issues.

By speaking positively about sexuality, parents may help remove, or at least not encourage first-time fears. This may help children accept their own sexual preferences, too.

If intercourse is always painful, a healthcare provider can offer treatment. That may help prevent a worsening cycle of vaginismus.

What are the long-term effects of the condition?

Because sexual activity is painful for a woman with vaginismus, relationships are often avoided, or marred by discord and dissatisfaction. Lingering questions about sexual preference may never be resolved.

What are the risks to others?

A woman's partner may start to view himself as a sexual failure. Problems having an erection or impotence may result.

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