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Re: Sharp pain during sex
From: Claudia Twisdale RN (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 6 Nov 2000 05:01:59 -0600 (CST)
Could be anything. If you are having regular sex she needs to see a GYN
for exam, pap smear and ya'll need to make sure birth control is
covered. Is there a student health clinic, or planned parenthood
around?
At Mon, 6 Nov 2000, anonymous wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>My girlfriend and I have recently begun having sex.
>
>A few times it has fine, but usually it seems to cause her very sharp
>pain.
>
>Sometimes this pain is only when we first begin, and with a few
>penetrations it goes away and she can enjoy the rest.
>Other times it does not go away and it is too painful to continue. Even
>when the pain does go away, a few times I've moved wrongly or something
>happened and it comes back sharply again.
>
>It seems to generally hurt more when I'm on top of her, but I still see
>her twinge when she's on top of me.
>
>Her level of arousal does not seem to affect it in any way.
>
>We have noticed that if it is the first time in a few days, it generally
>hurts less. If we have had sex recently, it seems to hurt more.
>
>Being gentle in my entrance doesn't seem to help. She has said it hurts
>more when I go slowly, and that if I'm not completely hard it hurts more
>as well.
>
>In the past i have used my fingers several times, without having hurt
>her.
>
>Neither of us has had any sexual partners before, so we don't have much
>experience to go on, and STDs are ruled out.
>
>She is very opposed to going to see a doctor about it, with
>understandable reasons... (we're college students, she's still on her
>parents' insurance, they would see the visit, and would very strongly
>disapprove...)
>
>She's been in tears, it hurts so badly. I love her dearly and
>desparately want to help her. My poor research into the topic shows me
>several possiblities that all seem to sort of fit, but generally are too
>vague.
>
>I know that one of her sisters does have endometriosis, but do not know
>much about it or how quickly it would be detected, or if it could even
>be applicable here?
>
>Am I describing anything in particular?
>What can I do?
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks.
>
> J. E.
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