Pelvic pain after sex

How to turn the ouch back into ooh. So you've just finished a sex session with your partner, but instead of basking in the afterglow, you're realizing that something is hurting down below. Maybe it's a dull ache inside your vagina, or a burning sensation closer to your vulva, or more of a stabbing pain deeper into your pelvis. Whatever's going on, you know it isn't normal. Sex is supposed to feel amazing, not leave you wincing.

Pain felt during or after sex is known as dyspareunia pronounced dys- par- eu- nia. Occasional dyspareunia is normal, with deep penetration for example. It may also be one of the most difficult gynaecological problems to assess and treat successfully. Dyspareunia may be classed as superficial felt in the tissues around the entrance of the vagina or deep felt deeper within the pelvis on penile thrusting , depending on the site of the pain. Dyspareunia may have been present from the time a woman first started having sex or it may have developed later in life. Regardless of the cause, if sex is painful, it is likely to cause you emotional as well as physical distress. Many symptoms of dyspareunia are non-specific, which means they may be caused by a number of different conditions not all of which are included in this factsheet.

When it comes to bodily pains, having a sore vagina ranks right up there with having your wisdom teeth pulled. So if an intense romp has you waddling let's be real, that's the accurate and extremely unsexy way to describe it , you should probably have a conversation with your partner or your gynecologist or both, TBH. That said, sometimes sex does hurt and it results in an uncomfortably sore vagina. If that happens, that doesn't mean you need to feel ashamed or dysfunctional.

Painful intercourse can occur for reasons that range from structural problems to psychological concerns. Many women have painful intercourse at some point in their lives. The medical term for painful intercourse is dyspareunia dis-puh-ROO-nee-uh , defined as persistent or recurrent genital pain that occurs just before, during or after intercourse. Talk to your doctor if you're having painful intercourse.