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VuVa Magnetic Dilator [transcript][audio]

Key Takeaways

  • Key Insight: Guest: Tara Langdale-Schmidt    Presenter: Neal Howard Guest Bio: From Tara’s previous positive experience using magnets to reduce back and neck nerve pain after a car accident, she had a “li…
  • Clinical Perspective: Tara turned her idea into a nonprescription medical device that has proven to help women relieve pelvic pain and sexual discomfort.
  • Why It Matters: This discussion provides healthcare professionals with actionable insights relevant to clinical practice and patient care.
  • Key Point: Listen to the full episode for detailed discussion and professional insights on this important healthcare topic.
  • Key Point: Listen to the full episode for detailed discussion and professional insights on this important healthcare topic.

Guest: Tara Langdale-Schmidt   

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: From Tara’s previous positive experience using magnets to reduce back and neck nerve pain after a car accident, she had a “lightbulb moment” to incorporate neodymium magnets into a vaginal dilator. Tara turned her idea into a nonprescription medical device that has proven to help women relieve pelvic pain and sexual discomfort. VuVatech in Sarasota, Fl. is dedicated to helping the estimated one-in-seven women in the US who suffer from pelvic, vulvar pain.

Segment overview: Tara Langdale-Schmidt discusses her experience with vulvodynia, a painful pelvic condition that affects 1 in 7 women and baffles doctors. Tara with the help of a friend, medical experts and advisers invented a device called VuVa Magnetic Dilator uses magnets that helps reduce the pain associated with vulvodynia.  

Last updated: August 25, 2017

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