Year: 2023 | Month: October-December | Volume: 8 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 23-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/gijhsr.20230403
Validity & Reliability of Vonfidans (Het’s Device to Instantly Test Vaginal Tightness) to Test the Vaginal Tightness
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, 2 PhD Guide & Ex-Principal Government Physiotherapy College, Gujarat University Ahmedabad, 3 Clinical Therapist, 4Clinical Therapist, 5 Associate Professor in Obs & Gyn, Narendra Modi Medical College, Maninagar,6 Professor & HOD of OBG Physiotherapy, Kaher Institute of Physiotherapy, 7 Associate Professor Biostatistics, NHL Medical College, Paldi, 8 Senior women's health care physiotherapist, 9 Associate professor and vice principal JHCOP Mansarovar, Jaipur, 10 Founder of World Of Wellness Consultant Physiotherapist, 11 Founder of Omansh Health and Fitness Consultant Physiotherapist, 12Clinical Therapist; Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Corresponding Author: Dhara Santosh Agnihotri
ABSTRACT
Vaginal laxity is a very common issue faced by many females. Looseness in the vagina is explained as laxity. Vaginal laxity can result into pelvic floor dysfunctions like urine leakage, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual dysfunction, reduced vaginal sensations, low back pain etc.
Pregnancy and childbirth can be considered as the most common cause for developing vaginal laxity. In spite being so common condition, vaginal laxity is very less discussed and reported issue. By far there is no tool to test the vaginal tightness (strength of pelvic floor muscles). This study was aimed to measure the validity and reliability of Vonfidans to test the vaginal tightness. An observational study was conducted across 1011 participants who were classified as asymptomatic, urine leakage, sexual dysfunction, fecal leakage, having more than 1 symptoms. Outcome measure of VLQ, FSFI, MOS, PFDI – 20 were analysed with the results of Vonfidans to check for the validity of Vonfidans to current level of vaginal tightness. This study concluded that Vonfidans is reliable and valid tool to measure current level of vaginal tightness.
Keywords:Vonfidans, Reduced Vaginal Laxity, Vaginal Tightness.