See General resources and, for specific resources relating to vulval and vaginal pain during sex, see below.
A Woman’s Guide to Overcoming Sexual Fear and Pain – Aurelia Jones Goodwin
Stop painful sex: Healing from vaginismus – Maree Stachel-Williamson
The Vaginismus Book: Pain-free love – Julia Reeve
The vulvodynia survival guide – Howard Glazer
When sex hurts: A woman’s guide to banishing sexual pain – Andrew Goldstein
Healing painful sex – Deborah Coady
- What is Vaginismus? | What causes Vaginismus? | How can Vaginismus be treated? - short overview video on vaginismus
- Vaginismus & Tight Pelvic Floor Muscles - Pelvic Health Physiotherapist Sherin Jarvis (youtube.com) (much more in depth video on vaginismus from a pelvic floor physiotherapist)
- National Vulvodynia Association: https://www.nva.org/
- Pelvic Stretches: 7 Exercises to Relax Pelvic Floor Muscles - Intimate Rose (pelvic floor exercises with images): https://www.intimaterose.com/blogs/kegel-exercise/pelvic-floor-stretches
- The Vulval Pain Society: https://vulvalpainsociety.org/get-support/vulval-pain-support-groups/uk-support-groups/
- The Vaginismus Network: https://www.thevaginismusnetwork.com/
- Vaginismus Workbook: https://vaginismusworkbook.wordpress.com/