vaginal dilator

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vaginal dilator

A glass, plastic, or metal device for dilating the vagina.

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Clinical indications for vaginal dilator use: Cases from practice

After daily use of the vaginal dilator for 4 months, with progressed introduction of graduated sizes (small, medium, medium+, large), she was able to accommodate intravaginal intercourse with her partner.

After 2 months of treatment, she was taught in the office to use a size extra small vaginal dilator. She was delighted that use did not result in pain.

Vaginal dilation: when it's indicated, and tips on teaching it: dilator therapy can offer a nonsurgical approach to restoring vaginal capacity and elasticity and alleviating sexual discomfort. Here's how to instruct your patients on its use

In addition, it was determined through the questionnaire if the women were complying with the recommendation of vaginal dilation by using vaginal dilators and/or having intercourse three times or more a week.

SEX RESEARCH UPDATE

All women were offered "standard" interventions for their dyspareunia, including the use of vaginal dilators twice daily for 2 years, as well as the use of vaginal lubricants.

Gynecologic cancer disrupts sexual function, over the short term and the long term

Radiation oncologists do address the need for vaginal dilators or daily intercourse to maintain depth and caliber of the vagina during and after therapy, but they are less likely to prepare a patient for menopausal symptoms.

Two survivors report frustration--and resignation--when they sought help for sexual complaints: Katie and Julie*tell typical stories of deep dissatisfaction with the health system after their cancer treatment

The use of vaginal dilators or topical estrogen therapy is individualized.

Can nonhormonal treatments relieve hot flushes in breast Ca survivors?

The use of vaginal dilators along with estrogen or lubricant therapy is an often-forgotten adjunct to therapy for dyspareunia caused by VVA (FIGURE 4).

Postmenopausal dyspareunia--a problem for the 21st century: with one third of the female population already past the age of 50, the primary complaints of menopause--including vulvovaginal atrophy and sexual pain--are becoming alarmingly prevalent

(5) Construction of a neovagina, using vaginal dilators (the first-line strategy) or surgical placement of split-thickness skin graft or artificial skin (Abbe-McIndoe procedure), is the treatment.

First-line therapy for vaginal agenesis is creation of a neovagina using vaginal dilators

How to diagnose and repair congenital uterovaginal malformations: knowing when and how these abnormalities become apparent is the first step toward correcting them