Painful Intercourse

Painful intercourse is a problem that can be faced by both young women who have recently had their first sex and experienced women who have been engaged in sexual relationships for quite a long time. Unfortunately, many women think that they should not complain about this problem to doctors. Some of them think that painful intercourse is normal in the beginning of sex life whereas others suppose that pain is caused by “incompatibility” with a new partner.

In the course of time the organism gets used to pain and begins to expect it in advance. As the result a woman is afraid of sex contacts and suffers from pain even when its cause is removed – this is a peculiarity of human body memory. Being aware of this you should not suffer from pain and delay visit to your physician. Any kind of pain should make you go to a doctor in order to reveal the reason and remove it.

Pain during intercourse might be caused by various reasons.

Defloration

Here the main reason for pain is fear. Fear makes all body muscles contract, especially vaginal muscles. Usually the hymen is elastic and stretchy. It rarely tears during the first sex and its breakage usually does not cause acute pain. So in most cases pain is caused by fear. That is why your first sex partner should be a person whom you love and whom you trust. Also you should be absolutely sure that your first sex will not lead to any troubles like unwanted pregnancy and STDs that considerably affect sexual health. The condom is the best method of contraception for your first sex experience. Protect yourself!

Vaginismus

Vaginismus is inability to engage in any form of vaginal penetration, such as sexual intercourse, penetration with insertable sex toys or insertion of tampons. Sometimes pain occurs even during gynecological examinations. Every woman who suffers from vaginismus should realize that pain is caused by contraction of her muscles, rather than by the object that penetrates her vagina. That is why such a woman should do everything to change her attitude towards sex and have sex only with a beloved person whom she loves and trusts. Vaginismus that cannot be overcome by a woman on her own requires treatment by a psychiatrists or other specialist.

Inflammations

Unpleasant sensations like itch, pain, dryness that occur during sexual intercourse or immediately after it, are often caused by an inflammation. This requires going to a physician for getting necessary treatment. During the treatment a couple should use condoms in order to prevent repeated infection.

Keep in mind that both partners should get treatment as otherwise all efforts will be useless. The male partner should realize that the state of the female partner's sexual health greatly depends on him. Also be aware of the fact that an inflammation is not always caused by STDs, so you should not suspect your partner of cheating after you realize you have an inflammation. Usually inflammations are caused by the usual flora of human body: fungi, coliform bacteria, staphylococcus, and other normal microorganisms that cause diseases in some especial conditions like low immunity.

Adhesions

Adhesions are the result of various inflammations. Most adult women have adhesions, and often these adhesions do not cause any discomfort. In some women adhesions cause pain during sexual intercourse and gynecological examinations. This condition requires choice of comfortable sex positions that do not cause pain and treatment of chronic inflammatory process.

Traumas, injuries, sutures after childbirth and surgeries.

The solution of the problem can be surgery or some non-surgical measures like use of personal lubricants, PC exercises, choice of most comfortable positions.

Endometriosis

Often women suppose they have this disease because of various reasons and symptoms. Keep in mind that the main symptom of endometriosis is pain that occurs and gets stronger before the period and disappears in the end of menstruation. Painful periods, painful sexual intercourse and painful bowl movement a few days before the periods might mean endometriosis, that considerably damages female sexual health. Endometriosis requires medical treatment.

Venous congestion

Irregular sex life, lack of sexual satisfaction, sexual abstinence and other reasons can cause blood flow to sex organs without adequate return. As the result a woman suffers from painful intercourse and pains that remain after intercourse during which a woman did not achieve orgasm. This condition is rather unpleasant and even dangerous as sometimes it damages sexual health and leads to such diseases as hysteromyoma, endometriosis, ovarian dysfunctions and others.

The best way to prevent such troubles is to have regular and enjoyable sex life. Be sincere with your partner and teach him to give you pleasure, fantasize, enjoy use of sex toys, do everything that makes you happy in the bedroom!

Lack of natural lubrication

Lack of natural lubrication might be caused by some psychological reasons like unwillingness to be engaged in sexual relationships, subconscious rejection of the partner, fear of pregnancy. Also it can be the result of removal of bartholin's cyst that is responsible for natural lubrication or some hormonal disorders. Lack of natural lubrication caused by hormonal disorders requires hormonal treatment. In other cases a personal lubricant can be of good help.

Now you understand that pain is always a sign of some disorder, it means that you either have a problem related to sexual health or you have some psychological problems that should be solved. Your body uses pain to cry for help! Help your body and enjoy good health!