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  • | Caroline Knight

    Why Using Dilators is Important After Gender Confirmation Surgery

    Today, more people than ever are unhappy with their gender and choose to opt for gender confirmation surgery. Although this is not a decision to be taken lightly, it’s becoming increasingly common. You might also have heard gender confirmation surgery referred to as sex reassignment surgery or ge... View Post
  • | Tara Langdale

    Reasons to use Dilators after Brachytherapy

    Brachytherapy is a type of radiation treatment most often used to treat cancers, and occasionally other conditions such as heart problems. Although it is designed to treat many types of cancer, this article will focus on the side effects of brachytherapy in the pelvic region. We will explain why ... View Post
  • | Tara Langdale

    Pain Down Below: 4 Less-Known Causes and Treatments for Pelvic Pain

    Pain down below is something that most women will endure at some point over the course of their lifetime. Perhaps you’re one of the women who are wondering, is it normal to have pain down there? We would have to say that although common, pains in the pelvic area and backside should not be conside... View Post
  • | Tara Langdale

    The Importance of Vaginal Dilators after Chemotherapy

    Vaginal dilators can be an important tool for cancer survivors who have undergone chemotherapy as part of their treatment plan. Chemotherapy has a number of adverse effects on physical health, and it can cause vaginal dryness, vaginal tenderness and tightness. This can be due to scarring/and or l... View Post
  • | Caroline Knight

    The Most Popular Magnetic Medical Grade Plastic Dilators in 2023

    Vaginal dilators (also called vaginal trainers, intimate dilators and pelvic floor trainers) are an extremely useful tool for relieving the symptoms of a wide range of troublesome gynecological problems. Pelvic floor physical therapists often use dilators as part of their treatments, in order to ... View Post
  • | Tara Langdale

    Sex After Cancer for Women Over 60: How Dilators Can Help

    Studies have shown that more than half of men and women in their 60s still have sex regularly. Interestingly, older women also report more sexual satisfaction after their mid-60s, probably because they have more experience, free time, familiarity and comfort with their partner, and fewer worries.... View Post
  • | Caroline Knight

    Looking to Buy Silicone Vaginal Dilators?

     VuVaTech Can Help! As is clear from a quick glance at the VuvaTech website, we are avid promoters of women’s sexual health and well being. Since we are always looking to improve on our products and services, we have extended our range to give you even more options. If you want to buy silicone va... View Post
  • | Tara Langdale

    Lichen Sclerosus (LS): What it is and How to Manage Symptoms

    What is it? Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a skin condition affecting the skin of genitalia, although it can also affect skin on other parts of the body, such as the breasts, shoulders, upper arms and back. LS causes white patches to appear on the skin, but these only tend to itch in the genital area. ... View Post

VuVa Podcast

Tara Langdale-Schmidt is no stranger to pain. After all, she endured 11 surgeries for endometriosis starting at a young age. But when sex became impossible for her and her then-fiancé, and doctors were flummoxed, Langdale-Schmidt knew she had to take matters into her own hands. Her mother’s treatment for fibromyalgia sparked an idea when Langdale-Schmidt was finally diagnosed with vulvodynia, a painful condition involving the vulva, and magnetic dilators shaped like a vibrator were the answer to her prayers. Find out how she tested her product and took it to market on this episode of SheVentures.