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Re: painful intercourse after hysterectomyFrom: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed Jan 28 15:12:24 2009
At Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Lauren wrote: > >Hi, >You do not say how soon/long post op you are. After a hyst it can take >months th heal up propely, especially if you had your cervix removed too. >If you had your ovaries removed, there will be healing pain there too. >You need to give your body time to heal.Also, your anatomy is slightly >different now, so you may need to experiment with different possitions, and >different depths of penetration.(It's like being a teenager again LOL.) >Lubrication could also be a source of pain, if you are dry, try an over the >counter preparation, if this does not work, perhaps your doctor could >prescribe some prosesterone cream, this sometimes does the trick. >Tension can also be a potential source of pain, you expect it to hurt, and >tense up, so it does hurt.Try relaxing in a hot bath with a small glass of >red wine befrore you have sex, or get your partner to give you a back rub or >a foot rub, make it part of your foreplay, that can help too. >I am surprised that you were not counselled about these things before your >hyst. I am going to have a hyst in the future, and my doc has made me aware >of all of this, and given me a whole list of recomended reading. >He also wants m,e to go and see a therapist for a while prior to surgery, >just to be sure that I will be able to handle it all emotionally and >physically. >I hope this helps a little. >Please feel free to e-mail me if you want to chat laurenr@lantic.net. >(((HUGS))) >LAUREN >
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