Retrospective chart review of vaginal diazepam suppository use in high-tone pelvic floor dysfunction.

To study intravaginal diazepam suppositories as adjunctive treatment for high-tone pelvic floor dysfunction (HTPFD) and sexual pain. A retrospective chart review was conducted on 26 patients who received diazepam suppositories as adjuvant therapy to pelvic physical therapy and intramuscular trigger point injections for bladder pain, sexual pain, and levator hypertonus. Pelvic floor muscular tone and pain were assessed by palpation and perineometry; sexual pain was objectively rated by Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) and the Visual Analog Scale for Pain (VAS-P).