Edit: also a lot of people seem to be weighing in about whether or not it’s painful. Every vagina is different. It was quite painful for me despite them using the smallest speculum. I think it probably does have to do with whether or not you receive vaginal penetration regularly, cause a lot of my lesbian friends report the same issue.
Does it help if the doctor gives you a pre warning and time to relax your muscles?
And that is a perspective I would not have thought about in the sense of being used to penetration, but it makes sense.
It doesn’t help. I think I’d probably qualify for a vaginismus diagnosis. Just never pursued one as it never causes problems for me—I’m not interested in being penetrated, so it only causes problems during exams.
I’ve had a hysterectomy before where they went through the vagina so it must be physically possible to insert something up there. I guess they could only do it when I was asleep so I couldn’t complain lol.
Yes, they do.
Edit: also a lot of people seem to be weighing in about whether or not it’s painful. Every vagina is different. It was quite painful for me despite them using the smallest speculum. I think it probably does have to do with whether or not you receive vaginal penetration regularly, cause a lot of my lesbian friends report the same issue.
Does it help if the doctor gives you a pre warning and time to relax your muscles? And that is a perspective I would not have thought about in the sense of being used to penetration, but it makes sense.
It doesn’t help. I think I’d probably qualify for a vaginismus diagnosis. Just never pursued one as it never causes problems for me—I’m not interested in being penetrated, so it only causes problems during exams.
I’ve had a hysterectomy before where they went through the vagina so it must be physically possible to insert something up there. I guess they could only do it when I was asleep so I couldn’t complain lol.