constant vaginal burning during intercourse. whats wrong wit

Right I've been to the doctors (again) and they reckon I've got some sort of skin condition which is aggravated by penetrative sex (as oral doesn't cause any burning at all, which some people have mentioned). So I'm merrily going off to the hospital for a ultrasound pelvic exam and possibly a trans vaginal ultrasound, I'm also supposed to be being referred to a dermatologist but that appointment is yet to come through. I'm really hoping this is the end of it, a year is more than enough for me as this is seriously affecting my relationship >.<

Same thing for me, it really sucks. ive been with the same guy for longer then two years.When we first started haveing sex i was fine, we just got married and now im having these problems :( (just my luck) im going to the dr. on thursday and hopefully i'll have better luck.%-)

Ive had kinda the same thing for about 7 months now..I was on the birth control patch, but during that time we were fine.. when my husband an i used to have sex  there was never a problem. now when he and I have sex I burn inside, not near the entrance, and i get a strong urge to urinate along with the burning.  the burning doesnt go away for about a half hour sometimes, other times it doesnt take as long.. its not a UTI, cause it only happens when we have sex.. its to the point I dont even want to try anymore and I feel terrible. I dont know whats wrong, Ive been tested for a yeast infection and it was neg. I just hate feeling like this..

oh gosh!! this is horrifying...i hv the same problem which iam facing this for two yrs frm now...n just cud not seem to do any thing for my self...sum times my burnin n infection gets so bad tht i cudnt able to walk n sleep....sex seems to b just impossible in my life to ever happen again...married frm past 8 yrs...n frm such a small age how can such a thing can happen..am just 24 yrs old...and need sum help...really in bad state...my marriage life can cum into crisis..if i culdnt find a sloution to it...please help me...

The same symptoms are happening with me, had the same symptoms with an ex about 7 or more years ago & another about 5 years ago. What does my past exs & my present love have in common? They both take alcoholic beverages (beer, henessee, vodka) especially before sex. Imagine alcohol within there mouth & he performs oral sex, um, ouch. Then there's alcohol levels within his system while have sexual intercourse. Coincidence? In my case, I don't think so. Everything points to the same. So if anyone has noticed this or check it out if ur mate rakes alcoholic beverages often or socially? Or test it.

Like you, I had been sexually active for about 3 years and everything had seemed fine to me. I decided I wanted to go on the Seasonale birth control. I did for like a year and then it’s like I started having pain inside and frequent yeast infections and BV infections. We stopped having sex for a while and then the desire went away. I got off all birth control for a while, had major cramping with period and tried all sorts of pills and the ring. By this time I am like 27 and I know this cannot be normal. I went to the doctor and she said I was just tired of my boyfriend since it we had been together for about 5-6 years. But she referred me to a doctor that used testosterone experimentally. He had a Center for Woman’s Sexual Health – sounded perfect! Course, when I go see him, he didn’t offer the testosterone to me. He thought I didn’t want sex because it hurt. I tried physical therapy (you read it right) for a while but it was getting too hard for me to go at work. This doctor mentioned to me IC, Interstitial Cystitis. It didn’t seem to make sense. The more I talked with a co-worker of mine, she convinced me to go see her doctor. He thought I had endometriosis. (then stopped seeing the prior doctor) So I went through laparoscopic surgery. In the course of him doing exams, he did a pelvic ultrasound and also found a fibroid tumor so removed with at the same time. Still no sex – been several years to this point. So we thought we would try a few months after surgery. I think this is when the raw burning sensation started around the opening of my vagina, not quite inside, more like the tissue on the very opening of the hole. Even his finger hurts. And still no desire at all – don’t even think about it except when I see it on TV. A few years go by – my boyfriend sticks by my side and we finally get married. It’s been like 7 years since the initial problems started. I’m desperate and want my old like back!! So I go back to the Doctor that was trying to help me with the pain. Again he mentions IC. The only symptom I have is pain with intercourse, and when he did the pelvic exam He poked and I felt pain and he said that was pain on my bladder. Having IC is a huge sacrifice. I’m supposed to give up like everything I eat!! I’m 34 now and so badly want a baby. How can I make that happen if we can’t have sex? Has anyone found a cure? Or a doctor that’s helpful? Someone with answers, please contact me!!

Oh, god I have the same problem... at first they thought it is a UTI, but it right happened after sex.... I have not had sex in the past 8 months and I am married , today I had a trans-vaginal ultrasound and now my belly is blown up and my vagina is burning, is this normal... is it a UTI...what should I do... It seams that no one really care about this

Right, I went for a trans-vaginal ultrasound this morning, and they found a cyst, totally benign. The said it wasn't in my uterus or cervix but that it was below, they didn't really elaborate exactly where it was, but I'm guessing it's in the vaginal canal. It was a really painful procedure, but it had to be done. Perhaps some other people should push for an ultra-sound? Finally I'm getting somewhere with this and it's been this way for nearly a year! I'm going back to my GP next week to discuss the results, but after doing some online research the outlook looks good. I think I'm going to have to have surgery, but if it's gone and I can actually enjoy sex again then I'm not going to complain! Everyone else who can't find anything, get checked for endometriosis? It's nasty but just to rule it out. Good luck everyone

Hello Ladies,

I also have had this problem, but have figured out what my problem is. My bf and I have been together for 6.5 yrs...we have been able to have sex regularly without any issues in the past, and I had also had other partners with no issues until...I tore during intercourse as a result of not being lubricated/sexually arroused enough (i.e. I was too dry and the friction of sex created a small knick/similar to what a papercut would be like) just outside of my vaginal openning. The burning sensation during sex was me re-tearing in the same spot because the skin is so sensitive and thin right there. I have actually seen the knick afterwards with a mirror. I would suggest that you look with the mirror the next time you feel it after sex- I guarantee that you'll probably notice a small little cut. The burning afterwards too if from urinating on your little cut. I've been told that you can use vitamin E gel caps (break them and rub some vitamin E, make sure that you are lubricated enough during sex. It's caused great stress, because I would start to feel like a failure if I had to stop because I could tell I was tearing in the same place...I've also been told that it's not uncommon to tear in the exact same spot because it becomes scar tissue which is even more prone to ripping. It sucks, but you also have to be more vocal with your boy about it- and make sure that he is doing his part to excite you properly before sex.

 

Are you allergic to latex?

I think I have an answer! I was referred to a dermatology expert at the hospital and he says he has the answer, it's called vestibulodynia or a similar condition is vulvodynia. Basically it means that the nerve endings in and around the vagina are too sensitive and send pain messages to your brain when the area is touched, therefore resulting in pain. Unfortunately they don't know any exact causes but that it can be brought on by stress, yeast infections, or just start off slightly and increases in pain until we get to this point! Apparently it's very common especially in younger women and it usually fades after a phase. My doctor couldn't tell me if or when it will go away but has suggested in treatment to avoid washing with soaps/shower gels etc and instead use aqueous cream. Also ironically enough there is a solution where you can have pain free sex again, this solution is brought to you by.... local anaesthetic gel. Ironic I know, but it does really help. I suggest that anyone who hasn't been down this path yet push to get this condition at least ruled out, as it isn't physically obvious if the doctor isn't looking for it.  ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** web addresses not allowed***

  and type in vestibulodynia and you can get all the information there. Hope this helps everyone :)

They found a cyst in me too =[

Ok Ladies - I have finally got help. I went ahead with the treatments and medicine for IC (even though I do not think I have it). But I also went to get a second opinion. This doctor said I have vulvodynia. Like Charz wrote it’s basically that the nerve endings in and around the vagina are sensitive. My doctor said the nerves are sending message from your pelvic to the vagina and your brain never has a chance to interact to do anything about the pain. She gave me a special made suppository to be used vaginallly twice a day for 2 weeks. I think it’s a steroid cream. (Hydrocortisone). Then I was to use tampons as physical therapy. Start with the smallest plastic kind and increase to the largest. Insert several times each day. She also put me on Wellbutrin; unlike other antidepressants, it’s not supposed to decrease sexual desire, and in some cases it helps. Not sure if I’m there yet, but the burning has gone away. I really want a baby, so we have started trying. I’m still working on full on intercourse, but I can at least let him in and not feel like I’m going to die from the raw burning. It still hurts on the inside, but more like the first time you ever have sex. We can’t get too crazy, but it’s getting better each time we try. Back to the IC doctor. He wanted me to continue the medications. (I did for one month). I have decided not to any longer, but he also suggested I get a small vibrator to relax the muscles and work my way to pone that is my husband’s size. I wasn’t comfortable with this, so I used the tampon method instead. So far it’s working for me. I hope this helps.

See below. I found something that has helped me. I meant to reply to this post.

Like the rest of you, I have painful intercourse.  My boyfriend and I have been together for almost a year and a half.  The first 6 months or so were great....fantastic, pain free sex and no problems.  All of a sudden, I started having a burning sensation at penetration.  Soon after these symptoms started, I began bleeding after sex.  Since January, every time we have sex, I bleed afterward.  It's not a lot of blood, but just enough to scare me.  There are times when I will still have a brown (dried blood) discharge 2 days after we've had sex.  In addition to ruining all of my underwear (grr!), it's really been scaring me.  I usually just try to get through sex for my boyfriend's sake, but I've become very depressed by the thought of having sex.  Reading your posts has been helpful....I believe I may have vulvodynia (causing the pain/burning), but now I'm wondering...why would I be bleeding after sex?!  Can anyone help?