Vagina Spa Opens In New York

Today the New York Times reports on a jaw-dropping addition to the medical spa trend.

Now comes the first medi spa in Manhattan wholly dedicated to strengthening and grooming a woman's genital area. Phit -- short for pelvic health integrated techniques -- is to open this month on East 58th Street.

Dr. Lauri Romanzi, a gynecologist who performs pelvic reconstruction surgery, said she came up with the idea for the spa one day while walking by an outlet of BriteSmile, the tooth-whitening chain. She liked that the stores cater to people with healthy teeth.

The spa is essentially a gussied-up examination room down the hall from Dr. Romanzi's medical practice. At the spa, the signature treatment will be a $150 gynecological exam -- in which a client contracts her pelvic muscles around Dr. Romanzi's fingers -- to determine by feel whether muscle tone is weak, moderate or strong.

Dr. Romanzi likes to call the vaginal workouts she prescribes "personal training." Clients could also use an in-office electrostimulation machine to improve pelvic muscle tone or buy a device for home use. Dr. Romanzi said that such treatments are intended to improve bladder control; she said pelvic training may also lead to more intense orgasms.

Further proving that she has perfected the art of the soundbite, Dr. Romanzi goes on to say:

"If you can vote and you have a vagina, you should do these," she said. "It's the dental floss of feminine fitness."

and

"The outer layer can become almost scrotal, very wrinkly and lax," Dr. Romanzi said.

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Phit's website lists their services as follows:

Vaginal Rejuvenation:
Kegel Phitness
Do-It-Yourself
Baby Boot Camp
Inner StrengthPersonal Trainer
The "Other" Face Lift
Lazy Susan
Core Restore
Lip Sync

Skin Rejuvenation:
Refirme Skin Tightening
Matrix IR Wrinkle Reduction
Velashape Body Recountouring
Elose Laser Hair Removal
Velasmooth Cellulite Treatment
Diamondtome Micro-Dermabrasion
Optimal Skin Care Regimens

What do you think of the vagina spa? Is it offensive or do you totally want an appointment?

Comments

[internCyndi]

i think some of the comments on here are more offensive than the idea and the spa itself could ever be.....

[RJC]

Yeah,, but it provides some comic relief in contrast to the sad state of affairs of this country depicted on Huffpos political pages

[johnnygoodwud]

help, the 'man in the boats' head is being crushed.

[Rapter]

I would like to work there as a hair stylist. The opportunities seem endless.

Rapter

[primordialsoup]

How disappointing. I was hoping it was a spa where one could go to work out on vaginas.

[Quotidien]

You can find that "spa" off Times Square... ask for Ginger

[FZliveson]

Reminiscent of Dr. Spitzvogel in the movie "Road to Wellville."
Whatever. If it in any way helps women feel better about themselves and
enables them to be more confident, adventurous and loving with their
husbands, then it is a good thing. If it is just some other status-deal for
bragging rights amongst the girls...then it just falls in line with many other useless
things

[Bright Creature]

Almost like a pet rock fad, really. For kitties.

It seems to me that a good article could take care of any exercises we might want, so we could save the money. Other than that it just sounds like an offbeat way to drum up her practice.

[FZliveson]

Wimun!

[EarthToZoey]

T'wats the big deal?

Kegel exercises have been around for years and they work VERY well. This lady just needs an outlet for her latent sapphic impulses. Is she cute? ;P

[beaupritchard]

Shouldn't there be a stamp or something ... like "Vasser" or "Wellesley" ... some way of bragging that you've had the course and everything is "working" fine.

[IncredulousGeezer]

Well, we've lived with the p3cker checker for years now, why not for gender equality the persian lamb exam? :)

[biglith]

I am willing to test "vaginal strength" any time.

[TchoupitoulasCanal]

Sacrificing for the public good....I like you!

[MonicaL]

Leave it to ZsaZsa HuffingPuff to post cultural rot like this.

[beaupritchard]

Having a "firm handshake" is critical in business ... you never get a second chance to make a first impression ... but "spa" ... wouldn't a good book have done the trick.

[scouserinlondon]

No.I think a book would make your eyes water.

Paperback....not so much.

[DontBeFoolish]

Wow! What, no ?enis Spa.(LOL) Just Kidding, I had to say something as stupid as this spa thing.

[milo9]

So this is supposed to be new? I've been doing this for years. Squeeze...­hold...hol­d...good! Again squeeze...­hold...hol­d...hold..­.good. O.K. now relax...walk it off. Deep breaths.

[beaupritchard]

Address please ... :) . :) :) :)

[beaupritchard]

Patients only Milo

[scouserinlondon]

Isn't it deep breaths THEN relax?

[GiggidyGeshmoygen]

i see another gap in the market that Dr. Romanzi could look into --

The Merkin Makeover (aka Pimp My Ride) ....

[kannadzuki]

That's what I -thought- the spa would be. I was kind of disappointed to read otherwise, actually.

[scouserinlondon]

Or even Ride my Pimp.

[TchoupitoulasCanal]

I'm a public health nurse that focuses on women's care and all I can say is that 99.9% of my patients would rather have their teeth pulled out than having me inserting my finger or the "Cold Clamp of Death" (otherwise called a speculum for the guys out there who have never experienced the happy joy of a pelvic exam....) into their most private of places.

And yes guys....if we can have this kind of unbridled fun once a year you can haul your buttocks to your doctor for your prostate (otherwise called the "bend it like Beckham and cough" test) screening. DO IT!! Not sure if it's as much fun as this "vaginal rejuvination clinic", but oh well!

[MrsPeel]

TchoupitoulasCanal,

Thank you for your thoughtful post.

[VictorAndTim]

If you're really a public health nurse then you should know the doctor doesn't ask a man to caugh when he's getting a digital prostate exam. He asks us to caught while he's squeezing our balls and bat.