Introduction and objectives; Since January 1994 to January 2006 i. e. (12 years) of clinical practice, 697 female were diagnosed to be suffering from Vaginismus.Out of 697 women, 608 agreed for the treatment. Age of these women who underwent through the treatment were between 18 to 46 years. All married at least once. Education varied from 8th class to masters degree and professionals. Surprisingly,no one was illiterate! Few women had allowed the tip of the finger to the doctor who tried to examined them earlier but with severe pain. While many of the women did not allowed the doctor even for the examination in the past. Many couple had developed psychological disorders due to problem. Because of Vaginismus, many men had developed secondary impotence due to failure during attempt for intercourse. In the history of all the patients one thing was almost common that they feel that any thing which will enter in the vagina will damage the vagina from inside and that will cause unbearable pain. Method ; The treatment begins with a training in deep muscles relaxation and finally, gradual dilatation of the vagina in the conscious state, without any anaesthesia , to develop a full control over the muscles that have gone into spasm. Results; Finally,all 608 women were got cured of Vaginismus, a 100% success. Conclusions; The good news is that the treatment of Vaginismus has one of the highest success rates of any female sexual dysfunction. But,to treat Vaginismus is not that easy! It not only requires specialised training but also enormous patience, kindness and gentleness too !
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Recorded: Sydney, Australia, April 2007
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