When a Woman's Body Says No to Sex: Understanding and Overcoming Vaginismus - Hardcover

Valins, Linda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670843555 ISBN 13: 9780670843558

Publisher: Viking, 1992

Synopsis

Helps women suffering from vaginismus find the hidden psychological causes of their problem through discussions with women who have overcome the condition and the professionals who treat them.

About this title

From Library Journal

In her description of vaginismus, a spasm of the vaginal muscles that prevents penetration, Valins relies heavily on her personal struggle with this poorly understood condition. She also draws on the professional literature, interviews, and/or correspondence with experts, and personal accounts from other vaginismus sufferers. Valins outlines the multitude of causes, the types of therapy available, and the difficulties a patient may experience in seeking help. Valins's openness and honesty about her own experience provides reassurance to the woman with vaginismus while making the condition understandable to other interested readers. The book provides a valuable list of organizations, practitioners, and other resources available to women who think they may suffer from vaginismus. The lack of consumer-oriented material on this subject makes this book a "must have" for any library seeking a comprehensive women's health collection.
- KellyJo Houtz Parish, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City Sch. of Medicine Lib.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0670843555
• ISBN 13: 9780670843558
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 320