When a single woman, despite wanting to, is unable to have vaginal intercourse during attempts with her partner or experiences severe pain, and during intercourse attempts involuntarily pushes her boyfriend away, tenses up, and develops a panic attack-like picture due to fear and anxiety, we call these situations vaginismus. Single women experiencing these conditions need to receive professional help.
Vaginismus; is a protective reflex that occurs as a result of stress and fear. The source of stress is penis-vagina intercourse. With fears such as “it will hurt, ache, be pierced, tear, burst,” involuntary contractions (outside the woman’s control) prevent sexual intercourse from taking place. It is not only a vaginal reflex but also a bodily fear reflex. This reflex may occur sometimes with a touch, sometimes with the thought of intercourse, or when a traumatic event from the past comes to mind. Once such a condition becomes established, it turns into a conditioned reflex (like the eyelid reflexively closing to protect the eye from a pen coming toward it) and appears spontaneously in every attempt at intercourse and even with the thought of it.
The approaches and methods followed are not different for single or virgin women compared to married women, and with effective treatment methods, Vaginismus; is a protective reflex that occurs as a result of stress and fear. The source of stress is penis-vagina intercourse. With fears such as “it will hurt, ache, be pierced, tear, burst,” involuntary contractions (outside the woman’s control) prevent sexual intercourse from taking place.
It is not only a vaginal reflex but also a bodily fear reflex. This reflex may occur sometimes with a touch, sometimes with the thought of intercourse, or when a traumatic event from the past comes to mind. Once such a condition becomes established, it turns into a conditioned reflex (like the eyelid reflexively closing to protect the eye from a pen coming toward it) and appears spontaneously in every attempt at intercourse and even with the thought of it.
The approaches and methods followed are not different for single or virgin women compared to married women, and with effective treatment methods, a single person can free herself from the vaginismus problem.
In this way, individuals can make a healthier start to their marriages.
