Treatment of Vaginismus Disorder with Mental Imagery and Hypnotism: A Case Study

AbstractThe present research aims the treatment of vaginimus a sexual disorder taking advantage of non- medicine therapies such as relaxation,hypnotism and mental imagery. The current study is a review of the treatment of two couple suffering from unconsummated marriage who had vaiginal pains. The main problem lied in the fear of the women towards sex affairs and vaginismus during the intercourse. The study was conducted in one of the Northern East cities of Iran. The data which is publically discussed went through the couples’ permission. The findings show that fear for having sex and vaginismus can be cured through non- medicine treatments such as hypnotism and mental imagery. The patients showed great improvement within a short time after the above treatments were carried ou