Year: 2023 | Month: November | Volume: 10 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 93-98
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20231111
Validity & Reliability of Vlosum (Het’s Device - to Instantly Test Vaginal Opening] Test the Vaginal Opening
Dhara Santosh Agnihotri1, Dr. Anjali R Bhise2, Krutarth Purnendu Shah3, Shila Bhagwanji Amersheda4, Dr. Vandana K Saini5, Dr. Arati Mahishale6, Dr. Hemant Tiwari7, Yojana Navneet Mange8, Samiksha Gupta9, Ushma Bhojani10, Garima Biswas11, Chelsi Brahmbhatt12
1PhD Scholar, Chief Clinical Instructor – WOW IIPRE, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat India, 2PhD Guide & Ex-Principal Government Physiotherapy College, Gujarat University Ahmedabad, 3Clinical Therapist, 4Clinical Therapist, 5Associate Professor in OBS & Gyn, Narendra Modi Medical College, Maninagar, 6Professor & HOD of OBG Physiotherapy, Kaher Institute of Physiotherapy, 7Associate Professor Biostatistics, NHL Medical College, Paldi, 8Senior Women's Health Care Physiotherapist, 9Associate Professor and Vice Principal JHCOP Mansarovar, Jaipur, 10Founder of World Of Wellness Consultant Physiotherapist, 11Founder of Omansh Health and Fitness Consultant Physiotherapist, 12Clinical Therapist
Corresponding Author: Dhara Santosh Agnihotri
ABSTRACT
Spasmodic pelvic floor muscles can occur due to multiple reasons like stress, anxiety, recurrent urinary tract infection. The pelvic floor dysfunctions due to hypertonus pelvic floor muscles can be Vaginismus, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, urinary symptoms like dysuria, incomplete voiding, lower abdominal pain associated with bladder filling, hypertonic pelvic floor muscles can also lead to issues with constipation, pelvic dyssynergia etc. The prevalence of Vaginismus and dyspareunia is very high. Yet there is no single tool which is designed to assess the pelvic floor relaxation ability. Vlosum is the world’s first device which can test and improve vaginal opening (through relaxation of pelvic floor muscles). The outcome measure taken are FSFI – Female Sexual Function Index, NPRS – Numeric Pain Rating Scale, self-reported question for anxiety about first time penetration and Vlosum. The study duration was of 18 months and 1184 women were evaluated. The participants were divided into 3 groups Group A – Vaginismus, Group B – Dyspareunia and Group C – Anxiety of first-time penetration. The data of all the outcome measure were analyzed. It can be concluded that Vlosum is a reliable and valid tool to test vaginal opening.
Keywords: Vaginismus, Dyspareunia, First-time Anxiety, Vlosum
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