Using botox to treat painful sex in women

Botox functions by halting the transfer of acetylcholine, a type of chemical that moves from nerve to muscle, thus stopping the muscle from contracting. It weakens the muscles that have been injected, rather than cause numbness.

For women with vaginismus, what should be a pleasure becomes a nightmare, as the condition causes sex to become so painful that it is often unbearable.

Vaginismus is a condition where the vaginal muscles contract involuntarily in a way that causes severe pain.