Getting Proper Diagnosis:
Proper diagnosis is essential to overcoming vaginismus. By not knowing the name of a particular disorder, it is difficult to research or to learn more to take an active role in your own healing. Getting proper diagnosis for vaginismus is not always easy. Being told to "Just relax" or to "Just drink a glass of wine" is not enough for women to hear anymore. The women of today are speaking up to say their intuition on their bodies tells them there is something more to what is physically wrong with them. Many times, vaginismus is missed or improperly diagnosed as another disorder. Only after other efforts fail & after doing independent research to some of this women stumble across the term vaginismus or the chance encounter with a physician who actually diagnoses it.
Just the peace of mind knowing there is a name for what you have & a path for attempting recovery is a relief all its own. Now there are other physiological or psychological reasons that you may be having vulvar pain and the vaginismus may only be secondary to other disorders or dysfunctions. However, the healing & support systems can be the same or overlapping with other efforts. There is more to be said about the signs & symptoms of vaginismus but you'll have to refer back in the near future for those updates as there will be more information added about getting a proper diagnosis in the weeks to come. Each day the website is being extended. Click here to return to homepage for the Sexuality Tutor. 
