Anyone tried ganglion impar block for hyperarousal?

[Violet M]

Someone asked me if anyone has benefited from ganglion impar blocks for hyperarousal/clitoral engorgement. Anyone have any experience with that?

[HerMajesty]

I had one but not for those symptoms, but this is what the Doc advised me before hand and he appears to have been 100% correct:
1. The block tells you that you autonomic nervous system is involved in your symptoms, which is pretty much a given anyhow. It does not offer any really useful diagnostic information.
2. Positive effects of the block last a week or two. I wanted the block because during my office visit with Dr. Filler he seemed to suggest that getting one might "calm things down", which I took to mean that my symptoms might not increase back up to baseline. My local Doc was willing to try but had his doubts. Sure enough, the block gave me a nice week or two (reduced, not elimated symptoms), then I was right back up to baseline. With no new diagnostic info from the experience.

[KC17]

I briefly had hyperarousal when my symptoms first began. It then turned into a more gnawing raw pain in my clitoris which I still have to date. I did try a ganglion impar block to address the clitoral aspect of the pain and got no relief. In fact it was the one area down there that did not get numb; however I was told it should have gotten numb, so who knows?

Definitely worth a shot though, because it is a very simple procedure and the side effects I got only included increased vaginal pain for about a week.