Good Lube Matters
Sexual Health Gina Inglese, MS, OTR/L, CCTS-I, CSOT Sexual Health Gina Inglese, MS, OTR/L, CCTS-I, CSOT

Good Lube Matters

Lube can be our best friend. Use it, reapply it and use it again. (In fact, please use lube and not your spit). But not all lube is created equal. Turns out you shouldn’t put cherry blasted flavoring up your hoo-hah. Lube shouldn’t get hot and cold. Sounds fun at first, but did you know it can significantly irritate your tissue and increase risk of infection? Not so fun. Even some seemingly normal ones that you see in your local pharmacy store might look normal at first glance, but at second glance, they can be just as problematic.

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What is Vaginismus & What Causes Vaginismus?
Gina Inglese, MS, OTR/L, CCTS-I, CSOT Gina Inglese, MS, OTR/L, CCTS-I, CSOT

What is Vaginismus & What Causes Vaginismus?

Vaginismus - a clinical syndrome where there is difficulty or pain with vaginal insertion, so much so that it can seem nearly impossible to insert anything vaginally. It has overlapping elements of hypertonic pelvic floor muscles, pain, anxiety, and difficulty in penetration. It has many possible causes, or shall I say risk factors. Knowing possible causes for your vaginismus can help you heal from it.

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