At least a third of women will experience pelvic-floor dysfunction (PFD) in their lifetime. Despite its prevalence, though, the condition is woefully misunderstood by both health-care providers and the average person. andibartz writes
in Brooklyn for a clinical assessment. A lightbulb went off during our intake chat: Things I thought of as normal — a spritz of pain when inserting a tampon, soreness during vaginal sex unless there’s plenty of lube, a whole lot of deep breathing and counting the seconds during a pap smear, an aversion to penetrative toys that I chalked up to “personal preference” — were long-ignored signals of chronically tense vaginal muscles.
Patriarchal messaging, if you think about it, is also to blame. That’s what taught me my vagina “should” be tight. That’s why I vaguely figured that any deep internal soreness during an ob-gyn appointment was normal — i.e., that a pelvic exam “should” hurt.
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