What to do if you have vaginal pain during intercourse

Sexual life itself is a very pleasant thing, but many women often experience vaginal pain during intercourse, which seriously affects the sexual life between couples. If it continues for a long time, it may even destroy the harmony of the relationship. Therefore, when vaginal pain occurs during intercourse, people are still very concerned about solutions. So, what should you do if you have vaginal pain during intercourse? Let’s take a closer look below.

Pain during sexual intercourse can be divided into primary and secondary, complete and situational. The incidence rate in the population is estimated to be 8% to 35%. Xu Donghua et al reported that among 75 pairs of women of childbearing age, 26 women (35%) complained of pain during sexual intercourse.

Patients report that pain and discomfort may occur at the entrance of the vagina or when the penis is just inserted into the vagina. This is superficial dyspareunia, which may be a conditioned reflex or may only occur when the insertion is very deep. This is dyspareunia at the top of the vagina. Any factors that may limit the rise of the uterus and the expansion of the upper vagina or make the tissue in this area sensitive may cause pain. The pain or discomfort is mostly in the lower abdomen and often lasts from a few hours to a day. Dyspareunia may induce vaginismus and may be followed by decreased sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm.

Cause: Psychological factors are the main cause of painful sexual intercourse. Psychological factors can lead to pain during sexual intercourse. Traumatic experiences in childhood or youth, and previous diseases of the sexual organs can cause psychological trauma or depression to patients. If a woman is subjected to rough sexual intercourse by her husband during the first marriage, the severe pain may also cause her to develop a fear mentality, and the couple's discord may also be expressed in a sexual form. However, when making a diagnosis of dyspareunia, a careful history and a thorough examination must be performed to exclude the presence of obvious or less obvious organic disorders, including a "sharp pubic symphysis." Because any disease that can affect the vaginal lubrication process will cause pain during sexual intercourse, pain during sexual intercourse may be one of the clinical manifestations of organic diseases, or even the main symptom.

Treatment: The treatment of dyspareunia is mainly psychological therapy. Help the patient couple realize the importance of sexual compatibility and love, understand and care for each other. , and cooperate closely with each other in sexual life. Adequate foreplay and sexual excitement will increase vaginal lubrication. You can also apply lubricant around the vaginal opening or on the penis before intercourse. Some couples also realize that they should limit the depth of penis insertion at the beginning of sexual activity, and only start deeper thrusts after the woman reaches the excitement stage, which can also help reduce or relieve the occurrence of pain. It makes sense to change the position during sexual intercourse, and it is possible to choose a favorable position. A local anesthetic may be applied to the vestibule area before intercourse, but once the pain from intercourse is relieved, vaginal relaxation exercises for vaginismus should be started.

The above is an introduction to what to do if you experience vaginal pain during intercourse. I hope it will be helpful to women. There are many factors that cause vaginal pain during intercourse, including both congenital and acquired factors. When it occurs, we must actively look for the cause. Only in this way can we better treat it. Never let the disease continue to harm us because of face issues.