If you’ve been dealing with pelvic pain, painful sex, or a sense of tightness or tension in your pelvic floor, you may have come across something called pelvic dilators—maybe from your pelvic floor therapist, a doctor, or just a late-night Google search.

They can look a little intimidating at first. And they kinda look like dildos? Are they dildos? What the h*ll are they?!