Re: Very painful intercourse
From: Marna (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 18:09:30 -0700
Ann-
I read about this in Good Housekeeping. There is a name for it, and it's a
disorder of sorts, it's not in your head. Is there any way you can get a
hold of anyone like from the Mayo Clinic or perhaps John Hopkins? I wish I
could remember for the life of me the name of that article. I will write
to GH and ask them about it.
But this women described the EXACT same thing you did. Her pain was
horrendous, she had doctors and other health care professionals tell her
that it was all in her head and she said, "NO IT'S IN MY VAGINA".
Can you tolerate vag exams? Have you have an Ultra sound of that area? or
an MRI?
These are all just stabs in the dark here, as I don't have a real answer
for you.
--
Marna Engel
Doula/SN
"Forgiveness is the fragrance of the violet that clings fast to the
heel that crushed it." (Forgot who wrote this)
mailto:baloo@teleport.com
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> From: Ann <10502.1060@compuserve.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <womens-health@talk.obgyn.net>
> Subject: Very painful intercourse
> Date: Tuesday, April 28, 1998 6:05 PM
>
> I have a problem, that it's been going on for 11 years!
> 11 years ago I had a baby. The pregnancy went great, the birth was
> about as easy as they can be (4 hours of labor), with an eposiotomy. I
> wasn't concerned about the episiotomy as I had read a great deal about
> them (my doctor had mentioned it as a possibility as I'm quite petite in
> the hips), he talked to me about what to do afterwards and was very
> good. The episiotomy took about twice as long as he had predicted to
> heal, but I wasn't concerned as i really liked my doctor. Since then, I
> have been unable to have sex without tears of pain. The pain is
> particularly bad at the entrance of the vagina, towards the back. I
> have seen ALL the GYNs in my area, several nurse practitioners, several
> midwives, even a neurologist as my doctor thought that a nerve didn't
> grow back normally.
> I am experiencing severe pain during intercourse, particularly at the
> entrance of the vagina. Lubricants and numerous tests (from simple
> yeast tests to more elaborate ones) have yielded nothing. I have been
> researching as much as possible on my own, too as no solution has been
> brought to me. I am pretty good with pain, from childbirth (natural) to
> major dental work, but this is really too much. It feels like a blade
> is inserted in my vagina! I have had the same partner (husband), he has
> tried to be so gentle, and everything, we tried preceeding intercourse
> with oral sex to hopefully "loosen" my vagina, nothing has worked.
> At this point, I don't care if I ever enjoy sex, I just want the pain be
> gone!
> Any advice?
>
> PS: I really appreciate your volunteering at this site! This is my last
> hope!
>
> --
> I have a similar problem, except that it's been going on for 11 years! I
have seen ALL the GYNs in my area, several nurse practitioners, several
midwives, even a neurologist as my doctor thought that a nerve didn't grow
back normally.
> I am experiencing severe pain during intercourse, particularly at the
entrance of the vagina. Lubricants and numerous tests (from simple yeast
tests to more elaborate ones) have yielded nothing. I have been researching
as much as possible on my own, too as no solution has been brought to me. I
am pretty good with pain, from childbirth (natural) to major dental work,
but this is really too much. It feels like a blade is inserted in my
vagina! I have had the same partner (husband), he has tried to be so
gentle, and everything, we tried preceeding intercourse with oral sex to
hopefully "loosen" my vagina, nothing has worked.
> At this point, I don't care if I ever enjoy sex, I just want the pain be
gone!
> Any advice?
>
> PS: I really appreciate your volunteering at this site! This is my last
hope!
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