Tampon Trouble and Painful Sex
Manage episode 354596582 series 3420040
Content warning: Sexual abuse
What's going down:
- Defining conditions that could be contributing to painful sex and tampon insertion, including vaginismus and generalized vulvodynia
- An in depth breakdown of vaginismus: what it is, what it feels like, and how it’s diagnosed and treated
- Everything you ever needed to know about pelvic floor physical therapists and the wonders they can do to help minimize discomfort
- The various factors that can ultimately lead to conditions like vaginismus
- The advice I clitorally cannot stand that doctors give about any pain associated with painful tampon insertion and what to do if your doctor isn’t taking you seriously
- Why this TikTok about mindfulness practices and sexuality is something I actually support - Watch here
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Resources
Obstetricians For Reproductive Justice
References
- When sex hurts: understanding and healing pelvic pain: https://www.amazon.com/When-Sex-Hurts-Understanding-Healing/dp/0306827425
- Dr. Jill Krapf on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jillkrapfmd/?hl=en\
- International Pelvic Pain Society (www.pelvicpain.org)
- International Society for the study of Womens’ sexual health: www.ISSWSH.org
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists FAQ: When Sex is Painful
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