Nitroglycirin for vaginismus!!?? URL

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Check out this artical. This has to be the oddest treatment I have seen

yet.

Bunny

http://womenshealth.medscape.com/40098.rhtml?srcmp=wh-071301

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Well thank goodness he made it to the drugstore in time:)

Bunny

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Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:27:02 -0700

Not too surprising. Nitroglycerine has been used to prevent heart attacks

for

quite some time. I think it relaxes the arteries. Reminds me of the time

my

husband started having chest pains and his bottle of nitro pills was empty.

My

17 year old son called the drugstore and asked for a refill. The drug store

was

closing soon so he got in the car and leaned on the horn all the way to the

store, got the refill and barreled back home and gave his dad a pill.

Ora

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[Guest guest]

As the article points out, it creates more questions than it answers. You

would not want doctors to prescribe this for secondary vaginismus, or those

with intact hymens etc.

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christina_bunny@... writes:

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> yet.

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I couldn't read it because I am not a member. Can you copy and paste the

article and send it to the list?

[Guest guest]

Here is the article.

Ora

Topical Nitroglycerin May

Offer Effective Treatment

For Primary Vaginismus

WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) Jul 09 -

Nitroglycerin ointment applied to the vagina

may successfully treat primary vaginismus,

according to a case report by Israeli

researchers.

Dr. Roni Peleg from Ben-Gurion University in

Beer-Sheva and colleagues describe the

case of a Bedouin woman, 22 years of age,

who presented with difficulty in engaging in

sexual intercourse due to primary

vaginismus.

Because of their Muslim Bedouin

background, the couple declined sex and

behavioral counseling. After another month

of unsuccessful intercourse, nitroglycerin

ointment was prescribed for the woman.

" The topical vaginal application of 0.2%

glyceryl trinitrate ointment enabled them to

have satisfactory sexual intercourse, " Dr.

Peleg's group reports in the May issue of the

European Journal of Obstetrics &

Gynecology and Reproductive Biology.

A few weeks after treatment the woman

conceived, and gave birth after 39 weeks.

About 2 months after giving birth, the

researchers report that the woman resumed

regular sexual intercourse with no problem

and without the need for topical

nitroglycerin.

The precise effect of topical nitroglycerin is

not clear, Dr. Peleg and colleagues point

out. " Besides relaxation of the vaginal

muscles, it is possible that the ointment also

served as a lubricant during the sexual act

and may have improved the quality of the

partner's erection. " The use of the ointment

may also have resulted in a placebo effect,

they speculate.

Based on this case report, the researchers

believe that placebo-controlled studies of

nitroglycerin ointment for vaginismus or

dyspareunia are warranted.

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol

2001;96:111-112.

Copyright © 2001 Reuters Ltd. All rights

reserved. Republication or redistribution of

Reuters content is expressly prohibited

without the prior written consent of Reuters.

Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or

delays in the content, or for any actions

taken in reliance thereon.

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