Jessica Wynn

That can make penetration impossible or excruciating, and a hymenectomy fixes it.

And there are pain conditions like vestibulitis, where the tissue near the vaginal opening is extremely painful.

So the treatment for this can include physical therapy or surgery.

I know, right?

Because tightness isn't like a personality trait.

It's sometimes a medical problem.

And vaginal stenosis, that can be congenital or it can happen after scarring from childbirth or radiation treatment or certain surgeries.

And it can make sex painful or even basic exams painful.

And that's where dilation therapy or surgical repair comes in.

So it's the same concept, but it's a different purpose.

Dilators are medical tools used gradually over time to gently increase vaginal comfort and flexibility, especially when they're scarring or like a short, narrow canal.

And it takes time.

It's slow, consistent, medically guided progress, which also kills the myth that penetration stretches out a vagina.

I mean, again, that's not how muscle tissue works.

The goal is supposed to be pain free.

And if someone is in pain, that's a health issue, not a compliment.

Sometimes it's minimally invasive tools.

Sometimes it's surgery.

It just it depends on the problem.

Exactly.