Who among us has not been a victim of its devastating grip? Fear used to have saving virtues, allowing man to survive in hostile conditions. It is the reptilian brain that commands it, ordering to attack or flee, but today the data is different because only ten percent of our

A large majority of women with vaginismus imagine that the hymen is the source of their suffering and that if, through a lifesaving operation, it were to be removed for good—namely with a hymenotomy—their sexuality would finally be liberated. Alas, it is not as easy as that; the problem is

Our beliefs have a great influence on our lives. They direct our actions and inevitably create our results. Unfortunately, in Maghrebi culture, vaginismus is often attached to Tkaf, Tasfih, or “padlocking.” So, what does this word mean? How does it impact the sexuality of many Arab women? And what are