WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 1999: Re: vaginal surgery

Re: vaginal surgery

From: April (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 19 Sep 1999 15:04:09 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 12 Sep 1999, April wrote: >
>I have looked everywhere for information about vaginal surgery which
>would make the vaginal opening larger and havent found anything yet.I
>was wondering if anyone has had this done or if anyone has information
>on this procedure.I do know there are a lot of couples that have
>unconsimated marriages and they are diagnosed with psychogenic
>vaginismus where the vaginal muscles tighten preventing penetration.Most
>doctors will tell you that the vagina will stretch to accomidate any
>size penis.This was not my case.After marriage it was impossible for my
>husband to penetrate me,it did not hurt but it was like a brick
>wall.When I went to a doctor he said that the vaginal opening was so
>small that he could not even check me with the speculem and could not
>even insert one finger.He sent me to a GYN who also said the same
>thing.He suggested surgery to open the vagina a little bigger.I believe
>he called this procedure Perinal plasty,he cut the perinial to make the
>opening a little bigger.After 6 weeks when I went back he told us that
>he would have to do surgery again because he didnt open it up enough.He
>said the he should be able to insert 2 fingers easily and he couldnt do
>that.After the second time it finally worked.I have no space at all
>between the rectum and vagina where he cut,which I am only about 80# so
>theres not that much room there anyway.But I have been searching the web
>to see if there is anyone else with this problem.I have a friend who has
>a 2 year old daughter and her vaginal opening is closing up.Not from not
>being kept clean,but the doctor told them that this sometimes happens
>and I was wondering if that may have been what happened to me.Any
>information you can give will be greatly appreciated.

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