Reply To: Just recently diagnosed with Vaginismus

[Cathleen Kneidl, RPA-C]

Hi MerryBerry, I’m so sorry you are going through all of this, but glad you found this forum for some support. Here at MAZE, we treat vaginismus regularly. There are a few options we recommend based on a patients situation. Home dilator therapy can be very effective, working through a series of graduated dilators and gradually progressing up to the size of a penis. But we generally find patients do need a support from a provider going through this process. You mention not being able to get dilators in your country. They are sold through the mail, is that not a possibility as well?
In addition to dilators, we sometimes use vaginal valium to help relax those muscles.
We do offer the botox procedure here as well. For patients out of town and unavailable for frequent follow ups, that tends to be a really good option. We do the pre and post procedure visits online, so you just have to be in person for the procedure and the follow up the next day. It is a very safe procedure where we inject botox into those vaginal muscles while under anesthesia, as well as some numbing medicine. We do the initial dilation under anesthesia as well, and then work with you with the dilators after you wake up. It has a very high success rate.
Please feel free to ask me any questions, or call the office if you have any further questions about the procedure.