{"id":3377,"date":"2022-07-05T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.mutusystem.com\/en-us\/?p=3377"},"modified":"2025-06-17T17:38:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:38:38","slug":"why-are-they-injecting-a-poisonous-toxin-into-vaginas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/pelvic-floor\/why-are-they-injecting-a-poisonous-toxin-into-vaginas\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaginal Botox for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Botulium toxin A in pelvic floor pain treatments, a review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Botulium toxin A<\/em>, referred to commonly as Botox, is created from the bacteria Clostridium botulinum<\/em>. Discovered in the 1890\u2019s and studied extensively during WWII, it wasn\u2019t until the 1960\u2019s when a team of American Army scientists discovered the toxin\u2019s use as a potent paralysing agent which could be used in the treatment of muscle spasms that it became a routine part of medical care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You likely have heard of its usages in commercial cosmetics surgery. With over 7 million Botox procedures performed each year in the US alone (2017 estimate), it\u2019s an increasingly routine part of dermatological care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Botox is commonly used for conditions relates to muscle spasms<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What you might not know is how commonly Botox is used in the treatment of conditions relating to muscle tone and spasms. That\u2019s where it comes into promising treatments for pelvic floor disorders, including for bladder and pelvic floor dysfunctions postnatally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Persistent Pelvic Floor Pain is common after birth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Approximately 1 in 10 birthing people will experience persistent pelvic floor pain (PPP) after birth. This pain can stem from a number of issues in the pregnancy and birthing journey. The most common causes are perineal damage from vaginal birth, complications with perineal procedures, organ prolapse, damage to muscular structure of the pelvic floor (vaginal birth) or abdominal tone (caesarean birth), normal separation of pubic bones in pregnancy, or muscle spasms from pregnancy or the birthing process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the majority of those conditions have to do with muscle tone, it is no wonder that Botox was considered as part of a potentially helpful treatment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The postpartum pelvic floor conditions botox has been studied for<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Though Botox isn\u2019t going to be right for every person in postpartum or for every pelvic floor dysfunction, there have been promising initial studies around using it for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n