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Hypertonus Dysfunctions
Characterized by increased tension in the pelvic floor’s connective tissue and muscle fibers.
Pelvic floor tension or pain can be caused by muscle, joint, or nerve problems.
Hypertonus dysfunctions go by several different medical names:
- Dyspareunia: persistent or recurrent genital pain that occurs just before, during or after intercourse and causes you personal distress.
- Sex isn't pleasurable or pain-free for all women all the time. In fact, many women experience painful intercourse at some point in their lives, for a variety of very normal reasons.
- Researchers estimate that up to 60 percent of women experience episodes of genital pain just before, during or after intercourse. But the location of pain and frequency of pain varies greatly. If you experience painful intercourse, you may feel:
- Pain with every penetration, even while putting in a tampon
- Pain only with certain partners, or under certain circumstances
- New pain after previously pain-free intercourse
- Superficial (entry) pain
- Deep pain during thrusting, which is often described as "something being bumped"
- Burning pain or aching pain
- Vaginismus: vaginal tightness causing discomfort, burning, pain, penetration problems, or complete inability to have intercourse
- Vaginismus is a condition where there is involuntary tightness of the vagina during attempted intercourse. The tightness is actually caused by involuntary contractions of the pelvic floor muscles surrounding the vagina. The woman does not directly control or 'will' the tightness to occur; it is an involuntary pelvic response. She may not even have any awareness that the muscle response is causing the tightness or penetration problem.
- In some cases vaginismus tightness may, begin to cause burning, pain, or stinging during intercourse. In other cases, penetration may be difficult or completely impossible. The tightness can be so restrictive that the opening to the vagina is “closed off” altogether and the man is unable to insert his penis. The pain of vaginismus ends when the sexual attempt stops, and usually intercourse must be halted due to pain or discomfort.
- Levator Ani Syndrome: consists of pain, pressure, and discomfort in the region of the rectum, sacrum, and coccyx, which appears to be aggravated by sitting.
- Gluteal discomfort and high rectal distress usually occur.
- Tenderness and muscle spasm affecting the levator ani muscles are the principal symptoms of this disorder.
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