Vaginal dilators- possible issues they are used for.

A while ago I dated a girl and she at one point told me she had been prescribed to use vaginal dilators.

I was not as wise as I am now and don’t think to ask more specifically why she had been instructed to use them. We had sex ment times (I was her first- no pain or anything the first time) and had no issues in terms of pain or anything.

Any idea come to mind as to why she had been told to use them?

They are usually prescribed to treat vaginismus. The procedure involves using tubes of progressively larger diameters. It's a fairly long-term rehabilitation process.

I'm not saying this is her case or reason at all. I know after SRS bottom surgery or Vaginplasty for trans woman they are used. It's used to diIate her new vagina canal to keep it open until full healing has been established.

I believe it's instructed to dilate 3 times a day around 20 minute intervals for 3 months. Then lesser times per day moving forward for months.

Perhaps she had some form of vaginal canal development issues or even worse of cancer of the area. I know of a girl that I dated unfortunately had cervical cancer at 17 years old.

I'm not at all any kind of a medical professional or claim to be. I wouldn't let her need to use vaginal dilaters be an issue. Just respect her reason and/or needs with kind, caring love.

We are no longer together, this was like 20 plus years ago. I was just curious as to what the reason might have been. She was like 20 when we dated and was no longer using them by then

Also used very routinely in pelvic floor therapy and for postmenopausal atrophy

I've read of them being used by menopausal women who have not had intercourse in a while and want to have it again (apparently, the vagina can shrink in such cases).

Also (and that's very sad) for intersex children / girls with with MRKH (no vagina or small vagina) to create/extend the vagina. Yes, it sounds like medical rape, and it is.

Vaginismus was my first thought; I know you can use your HSA to buy dilators if you're working through vaginismus (which can be caused by a lot of different things).

Vaginismus was my first thought ; I know you can use your HSA to buy dilators if you're working through vaginismus (which can be caused by a lot of different things).

@gingerbread84 Thank you for reinforcing my previous post !