What is vaginismus?

Vaginismus is an involuntary spasm of the muscles surrounding the vagina. The spasms close the vagina. Vaginal penetration during sex is difficult or impossible and vaginal pain is common during sexual intercourse and pelvic examinations.

How do members experience vaginismus?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with vaginismus*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for vaginismus*

Who has vaginismus on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 23
30s 23
40s 11
50s 10
60s 3
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 71

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What is vaginismus?

Vaginismus is an involuntary spasm of the muscles surrounding the vagina. The spasms close the vagina. Vaginal penetration during sex is difficult or impossible and vaginal pain is common during sexual intercourse and pelvic examinations.



Common symptoms reported by people with vaginismus

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for vaginismus

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Compare treatments taken by people with vaginismus

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have vaginismus through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with vaginismus? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has vaginismus on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 36 say vaginismus is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 23
30s 23
40s 11
50s 10
60s 3
70+ 2
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 10
20-29 years 3
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 71

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 21
Not Diagnosed 5

These charts show data from vaginismus patients who have completed their condition history
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