Vaginal dilators: issues and answers

M Liu, M Juravic, G Mazza… - Sexual medicine …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Vaginal dilators are often prescribed to facilitate an adaptive brain-body
connection to decrease anxiety and pain that can be experienced in anticipation of sexual …

The experiences of women seeking help for vaginismus and its impact on their sense of self: an integrative review

R Pithavadian, J Chalmers, T Dune - Women's Health, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: There is low social awareness of vaginismus despite it being a relatively
common female sexual dysfunction that makes vaginal penetration painful, difficult, and/or …

Component of sexual health services for vaginismus management: a qualitative study

M Banaei, N Kariman, V Ghasemi, N Roozbeh… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Provision of sexual health services requires gender-sensitive management,
facilities, and staff, as well as planning for gender-sensitive caregivers and education …

Vaginal dilator therapy: a guide for providers for assessing readiness and supporting patients through the process successfully

AMA Oelschlager, K Debiec - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vaginal dilator therapy is used to increase vaginal length for vaginal agenesis, to increase
vaginal width for vaginal narrowing, and to prevent or treat stenosis after vaginal surgery …

Current usage of qualitative research in female pelvic pain: a systematic review

BH Mellado, TL Pilger, OB Poli-Neto… - Archives of gynecology …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Qualitative research has received growing attention in the multidisciplinary
investigation of patients' perceptions about chronic diseases. The purpose of this systematic …

Can botox offer help women with vaginismus? A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Velayati, S Jahanian Sadatmahalleh… - … Journal of Sexual …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Evaluating the effect of botox injections on the satisfactory penetrating in women
with vaginismus. Methods: A comprehensive systematic search in the electronic databases …

Conservative non-pharmacological interventions in women with pelvic floor dysfunction: a systematic review of qualitative studies

ACNL Fernandes, D Palacios-Ceña, CC Pena… - BMC Women's …, 2022 - Springer
Background Women's adherence is essential to physiotherapeutic treatment of pelvic floor
dysfunction, but its related factors are not usually considered in the development of …

'Out of sight, but not out of mind': A collaborative reflective case study on including participants with invisible disabilities in LIS research

R Muir, M Coe - Journal of the Australian Library and Information …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this research project was to explore the inclusion of people with invisible
disabilities (PwIDs) as library and information science (LIS) research participants. At least 30 …

[HTML][HTML] Percepções do viver com vaginismo: estudo por meio do Desenho-Estória com Tema

ACM Silva, MB Sei, RBAP Vieira - Psico-USF, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Considerando que experienciar uma disfunção sexual afeta profundamente a
autopercepção e a qualidade de vida, este estudo almejou compreender a experiência de …

Centering Women of Color: Chronic Vulvovaginal Pain (CVVP) Communication

OR Adams, AN Gesselman, M Bennett-Brown - Social Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Black and white women describe their chronic vulvar pain (CVVP) symptoms
differently, indicating a patient–provider communication deficit. This may contribute to the …