Are there any drugs, vitamins, or surgical procedures available to cure vaginismus?

There are no drugs, vitamins, or surgical procedures that will treat or cure vaginismus.

Vitamins or Drugs

Online pseudo-pharmacies falsely promoting vitamins or drugs as 'cures' for vaginismus are typically taking advantage of people. Vitamins will not have any effect whatsoever on vaginismus as involuntary pelvic floor reactions require straight-forward retraining processes to overcome. In some cases, doctors have prescribed pain medications (oral or topical) to women with vaginismus as part of treatment. These medications may help with pain management, but they will not normally cure vaginismus unless combined with a treatment program that fully addresses the root of the problem.

Surgeries

In rare cases, some women may have an unusually thick hymen and may need to have a hymenectomy (a minor surgical procedure to remove the hymen) but there is no surgery to cure vaginismus.

Alternative/Experimental Treatments

There is some research, although scarce, into the use of Botox® as a treatment for vaginismus. Research is in the experimental phase and thus Botox® is not recommended as a course of treatment for vaginismus.

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Treatment Questions

• How successful is vaginismus treatment?
• How long does treatment take?
• Is there a difference between the treatment for primary and secondary vaginismus?
• Why is it so difficult to get diagnostic and treatment help for vaginismus?
• Are there any drugs, vitamins, or surgical procedures available to cure vaginismus?
• I have suffered from vaginismus for over 10 years. Is it too late for treatment now?
• Does the self-help approach only work for mild or marginal cases of vaginismus? Will it work for severe cases as well?
• Do you recommend working with treatment professionals such as physicians, gynecologists, physical therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, sexual therapists or others?
• Is there any further support with the self-help kits?
• Should I stop trying to have intercourse during vaginismus treatment?
• Can you completely overcome vaginismus if you are single?
• As a vaginismus treatment professional, how does the vaginismus.com program help my patients?
• How can I stay motivated and positive through treatment? I struggle with avoidance.
• I can’t even look at myself ‘down there’ and I feel queasy just considering penetration or any type of vaginal insertion. How can I make it through treatment?
• What can men do to help their wives/partners through vaginismus?
• Will sex ever feel good?
• Vaginismus has taken its toll on our marriage. How do we become passionate again?
• Once vaginismus has been successfully treated can it reoccur?
• My husband is having problems with keeping an erection. Any advice?

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