Dr. Pacik and Rhea Orion on vaginismus (pt. 1)

Dr. Pacik and sex therapist Rhea Orion have a discussion about vaginismus and the process for healing it which Dr. Pacik utilizes.

Part one includes discussion on:
The prevalence of vaginismus thought to be 1-6% of women worldwide and cross cultural.
The wall of silence among their friends and relatives.
Techniques and benefits of counseling, especially after treatment of vaginismus with Botox.
Lack of proper diagnosis of vaginismus and how most patients make their own diagnosis.
Definition of vaginismus.
Early signs of vaginismus which are often traced back to the inability to use a tampon as a teenager.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• vaginismus
• pacik
• sex
• therapy
• lamont
• classification
• penetration
• vaginal
• spasms
• holistic
• counseling
• sexual
• pain
• painful
• intercourse
• rhea
• orion
• plasticsurgerypa.com
• holisticounseling.org
• botox

[petertpacikmd]

Women with vaginismus are invited look at our new website vaginismusMD (.com) which is devoted entirely to the understanding of vaginismus. We also encourage women to join our Forum which is completely private to share their own concerns as well as receive education about this disorder. We recently treated our 150th patient with the Botox program and patient's continue to achieve high rates of success.

[petertpacikmd]

There is considerable confusion and misinformation about vaginismus vs. vulvodynia. The default diagnosis is often vulvodynia and this diminishes the importance of vaginismus. Though many of my patients appear to have both, in fact struggling with vaginismus plays a larger role. The two can be differentiated with careful testing and examination with sedation to determine if there is spasm of the vaginal muscles, usually the entry muscle. If so, treatment with Botox and dilators can be curative.

[petertpacikmd]

The newly released book about vaginismus, "When Sex Seems Impossible: Stories of Vaginismus & How You Can achieve Intimacy" is now available on amazon,com and as a Kindle version. It can also be ordered through my office at 1 800 640 0290.

The FDA approved study of Botox injections and progressive dilation under anesthesia is now underway and we continue to have permanent cure rates in excess of 90%.

Injections are done intravaginally with a tiny insulin needle and the results are permanent.

[petertpacikmd]

When Sex Seems Imposssible. Stories of Vaginismus and How you Can Achieve Intimacy is now available through my office. This book covers the many details of vaginismus and uses personal stories to outline the progression of a patient from her first contact with us to the treatment using Botox to cure her vaginismus. Our patients continue to have in excess of a 90% permanent cure rate. FDA approval was granted which allows us to continue our study using Botox to treat vaginismus.

[petertpacikmd]

Many new resource articles about vaginismus can be read on my website. Recent news includes FDA approval to continue my studies using Botox to treat vaginismus. We are currently accepting patients into this study.

A new book has been published "When Sex Seems Impossible: Stories of Vaginismus & How You Can Achieve Intimacy" by Peter T. Pacik and Joni Cole scheduled for release Nov. 2010.

Call my office and speak to Gloria or Ellen for extensive information about vaginismus.

[This2shallpass1]

I am currently overcoming vaginismus and I am documenting my journey on my blog (overcomevaginismus.blogspot.c­om), I plan to contact Dr. Pacik so that I can have this procedure done. I will keep the details of what I am doing on my blog so that others can be encouraged and educated.

[petertpacikmd]

Thanks for documenting your powerful journey on your blog. Most health care professionals do not understand the importance of classifying vaginismus according to the severity of the condition (Lamont classification) and therefore much time and expense is wasted. You seem to have the most severe form of vaginismus and your uncle dying of AIDS likely contributed to the reflex protection of your vagina. Contact me personally at ptpacik@verizon.net and I'll send you more information.

[pianovocal]

Thank you doctor for making this video. More doctors need to be educated in this problem. I would like to see urologists be trained. Because as you know the PC muscles can effect not just sex but can cause problems with urination, with the spincter. Please get the word out not just to patients, but to the doctors.

[Cselestyna]

one of the really difficult things about vaginismus, is that it isn't the only female sexual issue, there is also Vulvodynia, which is very similar to vaginismus, infact a woman can have BOTH of these and not know it. It is so difficult to differentiate between the two. There really does need to be more "Exposure" of this topic. The worse thing is when some one who doesn't have it, looks it up and says, "It's all mental, It's all in your head." It's like "F*ck, No It's Isn't"

[petertpacikmd]

Most of the time I will treat 2-3 patients on the same day. The bonding and support is amazing. From the time they return to the recovery room through the next few days when they are advancing their dilators, this is often the first time they have had someone else to speak to.

The husbands or partners (and sometimes their mothers) also do their own bonding. We encourage them to go out ot supper together, and they get to know each other and maintain contact afterwards. This is very freeing.