Sex comes with a number of benefits for your health, but if sex is painful, you won’t be able to enjoy those benefits. Don’t feel like you must just bear it.
Women in the Lake Mary, Florida, area looking for relief from painful sex or other related problems can get help from Dr. Christopher Quinsey and our dedicated medical team.
Whether the pain is mild or severe, you shouldn’t have to deal with it when having intercourse. To find out more, let’s look at some basics about this sort of pain, what can cause it, its symptoms, and what you can do to get help.
The medical term for this pain is dyspareunia, and in women it can occur in the external (labia, vulva, or vaginal opening) or internal (vaginal canal, uterus) part of your genitals.
In fact, the different types of sexual pain are based on their location, such as at the point of entry (superficial dyspareunia), the position you’re in (positional dyspareunia), or deeper in your vagina (collision dyspareunia).
The pain also varies depending on when it happens, like if it’s been happening since you started having sex (primary pain), it starts after you’ve had painless sex for a while (secondary pain), or if it happens whenever you have sex (complete pain).
If it only happens at certain points, it is considered situational pain.
Several conditions can contribute to experiencing this pain, including:
The pain can also be due to psychological factors that affect your personal relationships. The pain you experience can come in the form of throbbing or aching after sex, bladder pain, muscle tightness, and pelvic cramping.
Managing your pain includes understanding the cause and options for treatment have a wide range, including:
The reason for your pain may not be any of these issues, but you shouldn’t ignore it when it happens. There are solutions. Make an appointment with Dr. Quinsey and our team today if you’re coping with this discomfort so we can help you feel better about sex again.
