Which Is the Best Vaginal Tightening Treatment for Laxity?

Vaginal laxity (loosening or loss of tonicity of the vaginal wall and vaginal opening) is a common presentation among women after childbirth and menopause with physical and psychological impacts such as diminished or loss of sensation during intercourse that leads to unsatisfied sexual life, loss of confidence and low self-esteem affecting the intimate relationship.^1-3

Vaginal Laxity is the main cause of sexual dissatisfaction. Vaginal laxity lacks standardised diagnosis and severity criteria. It is considered a subjective complaint that reflects decreased sexual satisfaction due to vaginal loosening.

It has been estimated that up to 40% of women have complaints of sexual problems, including decreased libido, vaginal dryness, pain with intercourse, decreased genital sensation and difficulty or inability to achieve orgasm.^4-6

Vaginal Laxity, How it Happens Following Childbirth:

Vaginal laxity occurs during childbirth when the vaginal tissue and lining are thinned out and stretched to accommodate the delivery of the baby.

Vaginal Laxity happens after several deliveries or big-size babies, where the vaginal wall and its opening become unable to retract back to their initial shape or size due to overstretching and loss of the pelvic muscles’ tone that surrounds the vaginal opening -either due to mechanical overstretch or due to birth tears/injuries- resulting in looseness and weakness of vaginal tissues.

Vaginal laxity syndrome is the term describing a group of symptoms resulting from the disruption of the pelvic floor muscles and manifesting as loose vaginal opening, diminished sexual sensation, urine leakage and stool leakage (faecal urgency or incontinence) ^7-9