Biography
Biography: Radhouane Achour
Abstract
Psyche and physical body form a unity, which cannot function one without the other. Vaginismus is an example for a psychological condition, characterized by involuntary contraction of perineal muscles resulting in an impossibility of penetration during sexual intercourse. The result of our experience in Tunisia: A prospective study, 20 pregnant patients with vaginismus who presented at our Obstetric Emergency Department: Most women described a conservative family background (70%) in which they received little or no sexual education (60%). All women described a feeling of anxiety and anger immediately before sexual intercourse and 40% have never sought medical consultation regarding their vaginismus before. For these women, having a child sometimes results from a real obstacle course with many psychological consequences. Prevalence of vaginismus is difficult to estimate, as there is insufficient data due to a lack of population-wide studies. During pregnancy, prenatal care visits often represent the first gynecological consultations in these women.