WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2002: Re: vaginal pain

Re: vaginal pain

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 17:57:31 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 2 Jan 2002, anonynous wrote: >
>I had a 9# 3 oz baby in 1998 by vaginal delivery after 2.5 hrs of
>pushing (with no doctor or nurse present- I was told to push like having
>bowel movement and for my husband to count for me to 10) The baby was
>finally delivered by vacuum after I refused to push anymore. I had a
>tear from front to back and experienced a pinching feeling in the front
>for several weeks after delivery. We attempted sex after about 3 months
>and the pain was excruciating! I had a place on each side just inside
>the vagina that was painful just to touch. The doctor prescribed
>estrogen cream, astroglide,etc. (I was breastfeeding at the
>time)Finally, he suggested xylocaine gel so I could tolerate sex
>occasionally. After 9 months He put me on a combination b/c pill and
>that did help quite a bit. However, it is now 3 years later and it
>still is very sensitive and painful at times. I am pregnant again and I
>fear that this delivery will cause even more damage. Has anyone heard
>of this problem??? I am currently having pain with intercourse again but
>now it is around the uretha opening. Can anyone help ???? What kind of
>doctor can fix this!! thank you!!1

Pain can certainly persist following birth injuries and there are a variety of things that can be tried to remedy this pain. I would recommend seeing a good gynecologist for this problem... Lynn

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

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