Re: Intense Vaginal Pain
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sun, 8 Jul 2001 10:04:33 -0500 (CDT)
Your girlfriend should definitely make an appointment with a GYN doc for
a pelvic exam. There are a huge variety of possible causes for her pain
ranging from not enough lubrication during intercourse (have you tried
using Astroglide, etc - available at Walgreen's or any other drugstore)
to a sexually transmitted disease.
PLEASE encourage her to go to a doctor. If she doesn't want to go
through her parents clinic/insurance she could try a Planned Parenthood
clinic or they could refer her to someone.
At Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Worried! wrote:
>
>Hi,
>My girlfriend, 16, and I enjoy a healthy sex life. However, over the
>past month, she has been complaining of SEVERE/INTENSE VAGINAL PAIN
>inside the actual vagina immediately after sex. I have read up on
>Vaginismus (pain after or during penetration) however, this does not
>seem to be the cause since we can endure penetration and sex, it is only
>AFTER sexual intercourse that she feels these pains. She describes the
>pain as occuring in a number of random different areas, sometimes
>inside, sometimes outside, never occuring in the same place. She also
>describes the pain as a severe STABBING PAIN, as though a cut on skin
>when salt or water encounters the wound. The pain is so intense that
>she is in tears and cannot sleep. Another factor that may be pertinent
>(not sure though) is that she was "taken advantage of" about a year ago
>where she was the victim of forced sex. She explained the event as
>extremely painful but the male did not stop. She experienced bleeding
>and pain for about a week. When we first had sex after this event, the
>vagina was naturally very sensitive and sore upon contact. Slowly we
>gradually continued trying to have sex until the pain ceased and she
>felt comfortable.
>I am extremely worried that I may have caused some serious damage to her
>vagina or there is something severely wrong. Can you please help????? I
>am extremely worried!!!! URGENT
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