When a Woman's Body Says No to Sex: Understanding and Overcoming Vaginismus [Hardcover]

Linda Valins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1992

Helps women suffering from vaginismus find the hidden psychological causes of their problem through discussions with women who have overcome the condition and the professionals who treat them.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

In her description of vaginismus, a spasm of the vaginal muscles that prevents penetration, Valins relies heavily on her personal struggle with this poorly understood condition. She also draws on the professional literature, interviews, and/or correspondence with experts, and personal accounts from other vaginismus sufferers. Valins outlines the multitude of causes, the types of therapy available, and the difficulties a patient may experience in seeking help. Valins's openness and honesty about her own experience provides reassurance to the woman with vaginismus while making the condition understandable to other interested readers. The book provides a valuable list of organizations, practitioners, and other resources available to women who think they may suffer from vaginismus. The lack of consumer-oriented material on this subject makes this book a "must have" for any library seeking a comprehensive women's health collection.
- KellyJo Houtz Parish, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City Sch. of Medicine Lib.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Viking Adult (February 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670843555
• ISBN-13: 978-0670843558
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,622,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK!! It's helped our support group ENORMOUSLY!, July 21, 2003

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This review is from: When a Woman's Body Says No to Sex: Understanding and Overcoming Vaginismus (Mass Market Paperback)

THANK YOU for this book...!

Hope it goes back in print soon!!

It's not a blatant self-promotional tool like the other one put out by the "clinicians" (SOCIAL WORKERS ONLY) at the WTC. What a joke!

5.0 out of 5 stars very thourough, July 1, 2008

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Mounir Elhilali "nounou" (washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When a Woman's Body Says No to Sex: Understanding and Overcoming Vaginismus (Mass Market Paperback)

no matter how many psychology and medical definitions about vaginismus i read, nothing comes close to this through explanation through personal experience, the author uses herself and other peoples stories to make us understand exactly what it is, and most importantly that there is always hope.

5.0 out of 5 stars HELP ME!!, October 7, 2000

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V (Japan,Tokyo) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When a Woman's Body Says No to Sex: Understanding and Overcoming Vaginismus (Hardcover)

I have been trying to get hold of ANY of Ms Valins books for over a year and a half,does ANYONE know where I can obtain them? I live in Japan and cannot get treatment for this "illness", it has lead to bouts of depression. Please advise me on how to obtain any of her material. Thank-you, from one woman to another.