NEED TO KNOW
Karren Lovejoy had sensed something was wrong with her body since she was a teenager, but couldn’t explain why
It wasn’t until she watched Sex Education that she finally heard the word “vaginismus” — and everything began to make sense
Now, with support from her husband and the Reddit community, Karren is sharing her story on TikTok to help others feel less alone
Karren Lovejoy never imagined her journey to intimacy would be shared with millions, but her candid TikTok confession about vaginismus has shattered the silence around a condition many women suffer through in isolation.
“So, I was a virgin until I got married,” she shares in her now-viral TikTok clip . “And I’m probably thinking, ‘Oh, you did this very noble thing of saving yourself for marriage.’ No, not rea