Small vagina

October 28, Caroline Knight. Vaginismus is a genito—pelvic pain and penetration disorder that affects many women around the world. If you are experiencing involuntary contraction of your vaginal muscles at the thought of any form of penetration, the chances are that vaginismus is the problem. It may help to know that medical industry statistics indicate that around one in two women are suffering from vaginismus — now that is a lot! Although it is difficult to be sure of just how many women are dealing with the condition — since many instances go unreported and records are not always accurate anyway — the statistics are based on instances that are reported, and that number is quite clearly high enough.

Vaginal anomalies are a category of disorders occurring before birth and involving abnormally formed or absent vaginas the closed muscular canals that extend from the outside of the female genital area to the cervix, the neck of the uterus. Typically, patients progress through puberty normally but never have a menstrual period. If there is menstrual blood collecting in the upper vagina, the patient may present with abdominal or pelvic pain. If the upper vagina is quite distended with menstrual blood, the patient may also have urinary symptoms — such as urinary frequency, urinary urgency, or feelings of incomplete voiding. In cases of a longitudinal vaginal septum, patients will menstruate normally, but may have difficulty with tampon insertion or vaginal intercourse. They may also report that they can insert a tampon, continue to notice menstrual blood leaking around the tampon.

Almost no vagina is too tight for intercourse. Sometimes, however, you have to help prepare a bit more for penetration. In its unaroused state, the vagina is three to four inches long.

That may be because, as with many things related to the vagina, much is misunderstood or left up to myth and urban legend. The average vaginal canal is 3 to 6 inches long, or about the length of your hand. For example, if you become sexually aroused, your vaginal canal grows longer.