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From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Dec 2000 23:01:39 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 27 Dec 2000, Heather wrote: >
>Hi! It's me again. I have been having a stabbing pain on the left side
>where my ovary is every time I have an orgasm. It's only there for
>about a second or two. This has been going on for about 3 or 4 months
>now. This has never happened to me before, and I don't know what it is
>or what it could be caused from. I went to my gyn in November for my
>yearly pap smear and explained to him what was happening. He said that
>he didn't see or feel anything, and that he wasn't sure what it could be
>from. His actual words were "You've got me baffled by this one." I
>don't know if this matters or not, but I have also been having pain in
>my lower back too sometimes and I have recently been experiencing a dull
>ache on that side sometimes too. Could this be caused by an ovarian
>cyst? I had an endometrial biopsy about two years ago and that came out
>fine. My pap smears have always come out fine too. Please, any
>information you can give me about this would be greatly appreciated.
>Thanks so much in advance! Heather

Heather, There are several possibilities for pain in the left side, associated with orgasm. The first is one I have described before. In all women, the uterus contracts with orgasm. Sometimes, these contractions can be painful. I have had patients try taking a couple of Aleve tablets about an hour before being sexually active. The ibuprofens tend to limit uterine contractions and this can kinda sort things out. Another possibility is bowel. If you are prone to irritable bowel or "reactive bowel" where you get changes in bowel habits during times of stress or pressure, then your bowel might also be sensitive to the tension within your body during sexual excitement and may result in bowel spasms. Finally, if you did have a cyst on the left ovary, depending upon the kind, it could cause symptoms as well... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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