Vaginal health is a keystone of femaleness. Vaginal dysfunction, manifested in vaginal discomforts (vaginal dryness, vaginal itch, vaginal soreness, vulvar itch, vulvar pain, vestibular pain), sexual discomfort (dyspareunia, pain during and after sexual intercourse, loss of sex drive) and urinary discomforts (urinary urgency, urinary frequency, urethral pain) occurs in most women at some point in life.
Majority of women suffer from conditions when the vagina gradually loses its function and integrity. These conditions include the months following giving birth, especially when breastfed child, when receive anti-estrogen treatment, after major vaginal surgery, and when you approach the menopause.
Vaginal dysfunction in women is grouped into different disorders: sexual pain, problems with desire, arousal problems, and orgasm difficulty. Changes in hormone levels, medical conditions, and other factors.
Causes of Vaginal Dysfunctions
There are several types of Vaginal dysfunctions. They can be lifelong problems that have always been present, acquired problems that develop after a period of normal sexual function or situational problems that develop only under certain circumstances or with certain partners. Causes of Vaginal dysfunctions can be psychological, physical or related to interpersonal relationships or sociocultural influences.
Psychological causes can include:
- Stress from work or family responsibilities
- Depression/anxiety
- unresolved sexual orientation issues
- previous traumatic sexual or physical experience
- body image and self-esteem problems
Physical causes can include:
- Diabetes
- Heart disease
- Liver disease
- kidney disease
- Pelvic Surgery
- pelvic injury or trauma
- Neurological disorders
- Medication side effects
- Hormonal changes, including those related to pregnancy and menopause
- Throid disease
- alcohol or drug abuse
- Fatigue
Problems with Vaginal dysfunction are :
Sexual Discomforts
Specifically, sexual dysfunction in women may be due to:
- Vaginal dryness.This can lead to low libido and problems with arousal and desire, as sex can be painful when the vagina isn’t properly lubricated. Vaginal dryness can result from hormonal changes that occur during and after menopause or while breastfeeding, for example. Psychological issues, like anxiety about sex, can also cause vaginal dryness. And anticipation of painful intercourse due to vaginal dryness may, in turn, decrease a woman’s desire for sex.
- Low libido.Lack of sexual desire can also be caused by lower levels of the hormone estrogen. Fatigue, depression, and anxiety can also lead to low libido, as can certain medications, including some antidepressants.
- Difficulty achieving orgasm.Orgasm disorders, such as delayed orgasms or inability to have one at all, can affect both men and women. Again, some antidepressant medications can also cause these problems.
- Pain during sex.Pain is sometimes from a known cause, such as vaginal dryness or endometriosis. But sometimes the cause of painful sex is elusive. Known as vulvodynia or vulvar vestibulitis. A burning sensation may accompany pain during sex.
Urinary Discomforts
Lower urinary tract symptoms affects a good number of adult women. Urgency of urine, having to pee many times a day, feeling sting or pain at peeing, and constant indistinct soreness at the pee hole are distressing complaints encountered. Together with the involuntary leakage of urine (or urinary incontinence), these women struggle to control the inconveniences on a regular basis, and to contain the embarrassment.
If you are experiencing any such vaginal dysfunction, bring up your concerns and discuss with Mrs. Sarah Husain for better and suitable solution & treatments!