WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2008: Re: PAINFULSEX: my hymen is blocking me from having sex

Re: PAINFULSEX: my hymen is blocking me from having sex

From: Pat Sonnenstuhl (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri May 16 08:56:00 2008

Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
Next message: mjak: "BREASTHEALTH: Chest Wall or breast mass"
Previous message: D: "Re: GENERAL: physical exam.== what all is involved."
In reply to: Dee: "PAINFULSEX: my hymen is blocking me from having sex"

You need a physical exam by a gyn provider to evaluate your concerns. It could be normal, but there could be other things to consider. Have you ever had a pap test and pelvic exam ? Certaintly if there was something wrong it would have shown up then.

At Thu, 15 May 2008, Dee wrote: >
>I have recently begun to try to have sex with my boyfriend however, we
>have not been able to succeed. We cannot get his penis past a certain
>point in my vagina. It is like there is a wall stopping us and I
>realise that this is probably my hymen which I thought had been previous
>broken when I was fingered but apartently has not been. I realise that
>breaking it will be painful and will cause bleeding but I am not worried
>about that. What I am worried about is how difficult it has been for
>us- it seems impossible to break it. We have tried multiple times and
>positions with no success and now we have to be apart for the summer so
>the process has been put on hold. It is possible that I will see him
>again in a few weeks and I would like to have this sorted out before
>then. Is it possible that there is a problem with my hymen which needs
>to be medically dealt with? Should we just push harder? I have heard
>that a lot of foreplay and lubrication as well as being relaxed will
>help and I am excited to try again, however, if there is something wrong
>with me, I don't want to make it worse by pushing too hard. Also, we
>have found it to be slightly more successful when I am on top - should
>we keep trying that and is that a more effective/less painful way to go
>about stretching/breaking my hymen? I apologize for how blunt this post
>is, I am just worried that this is my fault and I will be unable to have
>good sex with my boyfriend.

--
Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, CPPI, CHt
Peace on Earth Begins with Birth
Birth Counseling and Fertility Therapy
http://home.comcast.net/~prebirthhealth/birthcounseling.htm
Hypnosis for Healing
http://home.comcast.net/~prebirthhealth/hypnosisforhealing.htm
Peaceful Birthing
http://www.peacefulbirthing.org

Next message: mjak: "BREASTHEALTH: Chest Wall or breast mass"
Previous message: D: "Re: GENERAL: physical exam.== what all is involved."
In reply to: Dee: "PAINFULSEX: my hymen is blocking me from having sex"

use when must restrict search to only the women's health forum...
Enter search keywords:
	Returns per screen: Require all keywords: