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- Title
Vaginal Dilators: A guide for health care professionals.
- Authors
KRYCHMAN, MICHAEL; LIU, MARISA C.; MELLER, DANIEL
- Abstract
The article offers information on vaginal dilators as an effective treatment for women experiencing pelvic pain and anxiety during sexual intercourse. It discusses barriers for women to adopt dilator therapy with clinicians including apprehension with intimate issues, poor communication skills and reimbursement considerations. It also presents factors and tips for health care professionals to combine dilators to their treatment model including patient use, affordability and durability.
- Subjects
ANXIETY prevention; VAGINAL disease treatment; DYSPAREUNIA; SEXUAL health; PATIENT education; PELVIC pain; SEXUAL excitement; SEXUAL intercourse; VAGINA; TREATMENT duration; DILATATION &; curettage
- Publication
Contemporary OB/GYN, 2020, Vol 65, Issue 11, p38
- ISSN
0090-3159
- Publication type
Article