There are multiple reasons why someone might experience painful sex. Before getting into what those are, just to be very clear – when I say painful sex, right now I’m referring to pain with insertion during vaginal intercourse. This pain can be deep in the vagina or more at the entrance. Sometimes it can prevent intercourse from happening completely. So why is it painful?

Using dilators doesn’t always go as easily as it might seem. Or maybe it seems deathly scary and you don’t even know where to start, let alone if you want to. Maybe you’re using dilators and you’re having a hard time bumping up to that next size towards your goal.

Try these 5 tips to help you have success with vaginal dilators!