Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Radhouane Achour and Marianne Koch
El Manar University of Tunis, Tunisia Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Gynecol Obstet
Although the prevalence of vaginism is difficult to estimate, this sexual dysfunction affects about 1% of women of reproductive age. Despite the difficulties they may encounter, these women have childish desires and manage to become pregnant. The first prenatal consultation is very often their first and only experience in gynecological follow-up. The analysis of the results of a study of 20 patients diagnosed with vaginism, collected in the emergency department of the maternity and neonatology center of Tunis, from October 2016 to March 2017 in the form of policy interviews allows us to understand the patients' experiences. The average age was 25.6 years. Vaginism was classified as primary in 75% of cases. The rigid family environment or strict education was the most frequent characteristic of our patients (70%). All the women studied (100%) reported the notion of pain during the first sexual intercourse. Sexual intercourse is incomplete in 90% of cases. The repercussion on the couple was represented essentially by: a perturbation of the couple's relational life. 65% of the patients had a spontaneous pregnancy due to incomplete sex, ejaculation at the entrance of the vagina without penetration. Vaginismus was an indication to caesarean section in 15 cases (75%). In conclusion, pregnant women suffering from vaginism must benefit in the future from appropriate care by competent professionals to program the pregnancy that can be quite spontaneous.
Radhouane Achour is working as Associate Professor at Faculty of Medicine of Tunis-Tunisia. He has published many basic and clinical articles in relation to Gynecology and Obstetrics. His research interests include rare diseases in gynecology and prenatal diagnosis. He serves as Associate Professor at Emergency Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Maternity and Neonatology Center Tunis Tunisia. He also serves as member of the editorial team for: Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, the Global Journal of Rare Diseases, Journal of Neonatal Biology, Current Pediatric Research, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Open Access, Pediatrics and Health Research and Member of the Science Advisory Board.
Email:radhouane.a@live.com