I've had the same problem for over a year. I went to my doctor yesterday and he said I have some swollen glands down there. He said studies have been done and nobody knows what causes it, but he gave me some cream to apply twice a day. I start that tomorrow so hopefully it works! He said if it doesn't, he would give me some numbing cream for the glands.
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hey you guys!!!
Im so glad to hear that Im not the only one with this problem!!!!
I've gone to the doc. and they havent been able to help me out at all...
I have been sexually active with the same guy for 3 years now. he has been the only one that I have been with.. the weird thing is that ever since my first time I have had that burning, dry sensetion and it hurts soo much that it has made me cry so many time during and after sex. i asked my doctor and she could give me an answer. she only gave me a paptest and a bacterial swab test :-( she only told me to go to the store and buy some probiotic acidophilus wich I bought and did nothing for me. I am really depressed because I love the pleasure of sex but it only lasts me about 10 min. after that it all goes downhill. thankfully my boyfriend is understanding and supportive but I dont want him to get tired of all this pain sex causes me :-( .. thanks for listening you guys I really apreciate all the blogs they have been very helpful.... if u have any advice let me know
Im so glad to hear that Im not the only one with this problem!!!!
I've gone to the doc. and they havent been able to help me out at all...
I have been sexually active with the same guy for 3 years now. he has been the only one that I have been with.. the weird thing is that ever since my first time I have had that burning, dry sensetion and it hurts soo much that it has made me cry so many time during and after sex. i asked my doctor and she could give me an answer. she only gave me a paptest and a bacterial swab test :-( she only told me to go to the store and buy some probiotic acidophilus wich I bought and did nothing for me. I am really depressed because I love the pleasure of sex but it only lasts me about 10 min. after that it all goes downhill. thankfully my boyfriend is understanding and supportive but I dont want him to get tired of all this pain sex causes me :-( .. thanks for listening you guys I really apreciate all the blogs they have been very helpful.... if u have any advice let me know
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Mine sounds much like the rest of yours. I have been with the same partner for two years now, and I had two others before that.
My burning is definitely on the inside, and it's not because of dryness, I know that. Lube makes it hurt exponentially worse. Usually it doesn't hurt too bad until after we're done (well, I'm done and he's still going). I can only let him continue like 30 to 45 seconds after I've finished. I didn't know if this was normal, as I'd never discussed it before.
I also notice myself getting yeast infections often. I'm kinda young, and the first one I got was in March, the second July, the third October- you get the point. I've only had one UTI, I don't know how much of this is relevant but I didn't want to leave out anything important.
However I'm not on birth control so that didn't make any difference, and this also started just a few months ago- in... March or so?
And now that I'm thinking about it it only happens when we use a condom (which honestly we don't always- as you can see it's a frig!). Anyone think it could be an allergy to latex?
I'm lost.
My burning is definitely on the inside, and it's not because of dryness, I know that. Lube makes it hurt exponentially worse. Usually it doesn't hurt too bad until after we're done (well, I'm done and he's still going). I can only let him continue like 30 to 45 seconds after I've finished. I didn't know if this was normal, as I'd never discussed it before.
I also notice myself getting yeast infections often. I'm kinda young, and the first one I got was in March, the second July, the third October- you get the point. I've only had one UTI, I don't know how much of this is relevant but I didn't want to leave out anything important.
However I'm not on birth control so that didn't make any difference, and this also started just a few months ago- in... March or so?
And now that I'm thinking about it it only happens when we use a condom (which honestly we don't always- as you can see it's a frig!). Anyone think it could be an allergy to latex?
I'm lost.
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Hello everyone.
I just stumbled across this site and have felt some relief in hearing that I am not the only one experiencing these issues.
Just some background:
I have been sexually active for about 10 years now (I'm 27). I have been with my current partner for about a year and a half. We had "NORMAL" sex --- read: basic positions, nothing rough, etc. About a half year into our relationship, I started to feel pain during and especially after sex. It seemed like the skin at the base of my vaginal opening was tearing.
I went to three different OB-GYNs. Top doctors in Philadelphia. Always had the same response: Nothing is wrong. Use Astroglide instead of KY (Just a note: Although the extra lube did nothing to prevent tearing/burning, the Astroglide is MUCH gentler....doesn't dry up, is thicker, doesn't burn the way KY does). Etc,etc.
I finally went to a new ob-gyn (this time a DO instead of an MD) and she prescribed Premarin creme. She gave the explanation that as you age, the consistency of your secretions change, the levels in your secretions change, estrogen levels may drop due to the pill or a variety of other reasons, the skin becomes thinner, etc. etc.
She told me to try the Premarin creme for 2 weeks and then 2x/week after that and see if it "toughens" up the area. I started using it approximately four days ago.
I have not had sex with my partner in quite some time because it's been too painful and he's been too freaked out.
My GYN also reminded me that desire, and a basic readiness for sex, is so multifactorial. It's not just that you're self lubricated, it also involves an emotional readiness and if you're anticipating pain, your body IS going to be more resistant, whether you consciously recognize it or not. Also, what I found interesting, she informed me that our muscles have "memory" and if parts of our bodies are traumatized, it loses the ability to heal as quickly.
She ALSO explained to me (after I told her my frustrations with everyone turning me away and telling me nothing was wrong) that OB-GYNs do the basics. When it comes to issues like these, it is important to find specialists in sexual/pelvic pain, because they are the ones that take the more "intense" problems that that regular OB-GYNs are not equipped to handle. In Philadelphia, we have a clinic called The Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute. You could always ask your OB-GYN for a recommendation for a place such as this.
If you are still experiencing this pain, and otherwise are a pretty healthy person, bring up the topic of Premarin creme to your doctor and see where the discussion leads. It might just open up more avenues/options that perhaps your doctor has not considered.
Hope this helps.
And if anyone has used Premarin creme and noticed after effects, could you post? I'm still nervous to have intercourse, but it's really the only way to keep moving forward and seeing what works and what doesn't.
I just stumbled across this site and have felt some relief in hearing that I am not the only one experiencing these issues.
Just some background:
I have been sexually active for about 10 years now (I'm 27). I have been with my current partner for about a year and a half. We had "NORMAL" sex --- read: basic positions, nothing rough, etc. About a half year into our relationship, I started to feel pain during and especially after sex. It seemed like the skin at the base of my vaginal opening was tearing.
I went to three different OB-GYNs. Top doctors in Philadelphia. Always had the same response: Nothing is wrong. Use Astroglide instead of KY (Just a note: Although the extra lube did nothing to prevent tearing/burning, the Astroglide is MUCH gentler....doesn't dry up, is thicker, doesn't burn the way KY does). Etc,etc.
I finally went to a new ob-gyn (this time a DO instead of an MD) and she prescribed Premarin creme. She gave the explanation that as you age, the consistency of your secretions change, the levels in your secretions change, estrogen levels may drop due to the pill or a variety of other reasons, the skin becomes thinner, etc. etc.
She told me to try the Premarin creme for 2 weeks and then 2x/week after that and see if it "toughens" up the area. I started using it approximately four days ago.
I have not had sex with my partner in quite some time because it's been too painful and he's been too freaked out.
My GYN also reminded me that desire, and a basic readiness for sex, is so multifactorial. It's not just that you're self lubricated, it also involves an emotional readiness and if you're anticipating pain, your body IS going to be more resistant, whether you consciously recognize it or not. Also, what I found interesting, she informed me that our muscles have "memory" and if parts of our bodies are traumatized, it loses the ability to heal as quickly.
She ALSO explained to me (after I told her my frustrations with everyone turning me away and telling me nothing was wrong) that OB-GYNs do the basics. When it comes to issues like these, it is important to find specialists in sexual/pelvic pain, because they are the ones that take the more "intense" problems that that regular OB-GYNs are not equipped to handle. In Philadelphia, we have a clinic called The Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute. You could always ask your OB-GYN for a recommendation for a place such as this.
If you are still experiencing this pain, and otherwise are a pretty healthy person, bring up the topic of Premarin creme to your doctor and see where the discussion leads. It might just open up more avenues/options that perhaps your doctor has not considered.
Hope this helps.
And if anyone has used Premarin creme and noticed after effects, could you post? I'm still nervous to have intercourse, but it's really the only way to keep moving forward and seeing what works and what doesn't.
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im young and i recently noticed the same problems. I just recently got a new sex partner and everything was fine until i got a uti then i started getting that raw burning feeling (inside) I thought i was allergic to latex but its not and even if im swimming in lubricant it doesnt help. Im going to go to the doctor soon, but i see alot of people on here are saying that didnt help. Many people on here are saying they have had this problem for years and im scared to think im going to be the same way. If anyone could list things that might help stop it, or could even list what it might be that would be helpful :-)
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I have been stopping by this website in my own search for answers over the last year. I have had painful intercourse on and off my whole sexual life. And being a mentally abused child, I always thought it was my fault, I obviously needed psychological help, etc, etc, etc. I have tried many many things that I thought I should share, you never know which is going to be your personal answer. I’m not a doctor or an expert. Just a regular young woman who has a irregular amount of vaginal problems!
First, people here are wondering about their birth control causing their pain. My gyno has recommended the Nuvaring when I first went to her with my mysterious vaginal pain. It is supposed to change the consistency in vaginal mucous. When your Dr. doesn't want to blame the pill - remember sometimes the doctors are in bed with pharmaceutical reps. Don't let him (or her) tell you something you know in your body to be true! Your body is right!
I also had Nurse practitioner say that a gluten or wheat allergy may be the cause of my problems. There is research that connects the 2. Also, it’s a easy answer because my mother has celiacs disease (gluten allergy) and its possibly genetic. Oprah had a fancy women doctor on a couple of months ago, and she also was pushing the wheat / gluten allergy for women. She said to try to go 3 weeks without wheat (or gluten) and maybe you will see a difference in how you feel… not as much bloating, stomach pain, etc. Plus, as grey is the new black, wheat allergy is the new lactose intolerance. Trendy. ;-)
Another possibility would be the whole yeast, candida, eating more yogurt extravaganza. While doctors can easily test for yeast infections (and now AZO sells the tests too –and other great products), you can also go to a health food store (or whole foods) and buy acidophilus. Like 1 of the other posts said - putting yogurt up in your vagina works too. Same thing really. Bonus: the acidophilus helped me with my constipation. Which is the secret enemy of every young woman. I use the powder and keep it in my fridge. I mix it in my yogurt. Double whammy.
Sidebar: I used to get a ton of urinary tract infections. I always peed after sex, and also tried cranberry pills, but I got at least 1 a year. Since the bacteria from the back, causes the infections in the front… if you have baby wipes or cleansing wipes and clean before and especially AFTER sex…. I haven’t gotten a UTI since. I love Sweetspot.com – they have unscented ones. And I use their soap too.
The fun part about the UTI is the antibiotic that always gives you the yeast infections. Awesome. I prefer the pill treatment, since the last time I took one of those suppositories I have a terrible terrible burning - my vagina is going to fall off experience. If you get them a lot too, ask your doctor for the yeast infection pill when you get the antibiotics. Save yourself the trip.
Which brings me to my last idea on why I may still be having painful intercourse. (Since my new fun anti-depressants have made me realize that everything isn’t my fault and this has to be a physical problem!) I started to doing more internet research and came across a website called: www.vulvodynia-treatment.com. Now, you pay some money, get some vitamins and a 75 page brochure on vulvodynia and what is causing it. If you are like me, at the end of my rope – then pay the money. She gives a good amount of ways to treat it yourself, a lot of good ideas, but you don't have to.
Basically, she is saying that a high oxalate diet is causing your urine to make tiny cuts in your vulva / vaginal tissue. She gives you vitamins to change the oxalate level in your pee and a homeopathic cream to heal your skin. I have read on various websites what foods, drinks, and vitamins will help / hurt. I recommend doing your own research. The woman who runs this website ISN’T A DOCTOR. Which is fine, she has her own experience and we all need advice (which is why I keep rambling on and on and on). But protect yourself.
One of reasons why I think this is my problem is she recommends rinsing yourself with water after you pee. I felt a relief from a low-grade pain that I didn’t even realize I had. It felt better, and I realized that I hate peeing, I hate taking time out of my day and probably have hated it without realizing it because it hurts me. I drink black tea, coffee and coca-cola (the nectar of life) everyday. All bad things.
I’m trying to change my diet and I have to go see my gyno again and am looking for a good combo of vitamins to change the level of oxalate in my system. I think I’m going to ask for that estrogen cream – Dr’s prescribe that for vaginal tears they can see, and it heals your vaginal tissue. Hopefully that will make everything better.
(High oxalates also cause kidney stones btw. So, if this is my problem I want to fix it before any of that happens!)
So that’s my own experience and advice. Long winded but hopefully helpful!
First, people here are wondering about their birth control causing their pain. My gyno has recommended the Nuvaring when I first went to her with my mysterious vaginal pain. It is supposed to change the consistency in vaginal mucous. When your Dr. doesn't want to blame the pill - remember sometimes the doctors are in bed with pharmaceutical reps. Don't let him (or her) tell you something you know in your body to be true! Your body is right!
I also had Nurse practitioner say that a gluten or wheat allergy may be the cause of my problems. There is research that connects the 2. Also, it’s a easy answer because my mother has celiacs disease (gluten allergy) and its possibly genetic. Oprah had a fancy women doctor on a couple of months ago, and she also was pushing the wheat / gluten allergy for women. She said to try to go 3 weeks without wheat (or gluten) and maybe you will see a difference in how you feel… not as much bloating, stomach pain, etc. Plus, as grey is the new black, wheat allergy is the new lactose intolerance. Trendy. ;-)
Another possibility would be the whole yeast, candida, eating more yogurt extravaganza. While doctors can easily test for yeast infections (and now AZO sells the tests too –and other great products), you can also go to a health food store (or whole foods) and buy acidophilus. Like 1 of the other posts said - putting yogurt up in your vagina works too. Same thing really. Bonus: the acidophilus helped me with my constipation. Which is the secret enemy of every young woman. I use the powder and keep it in my fridge. I mix it in my yogurt. Double whammy.
Sidebar: I used to get a ton of urinary tract infections. I always peed after sex, and also tried cranberry pills, but I got at least 1 a year. Since the bacteria from the back, causes the infections in the front… if you have baby wipes or cleansing wipes and clean before and especially AFTER sex…. I haven’t gotten a UTI since. I love Sweetspot.com – they have unscented ones. And I use their soap too.
The fun part about the UTI is the antibiotic that always gives you the yeast infections. Awesome. I prefer the pill treatment, since the last time I took one of those suppositories I have a terrible terrible burning - my vagina is going to fall off experience. If you get them a lot too, ask your doctor for the yeast infection pill when you get the antibiotics. Save yourself the trip.
Which brings me to my last idea on why I may still be having painful intercourse. (Since my new fun anti-depressants have made me realize that everything isn’t my fault and this has to be a physical problem!) I started to doing more internet research and came across a website called: www.vulvodynia-treatment.com. Now, you pay some money, get some vitamins and a 75 page brochure on vulvodynia and what is causing it. If you are like me, at the end of my rope – then pay the money. She gives a good amount of ways to treat it yourself, a lot of good ideas, but you don't have to.
Basically, she is saying that a high oxalate diet is causing your urine to make tiny cuts in your vulva / vaginal tissue. She gives you vitamins to change the oxalate level in your pee and a homeopathic cream to heal your skin. I have read on various websites what foods, drinks, and vitamins will help / hurt. I recommend doing your own research. The woman who runs this website ISN’T A DOCTOR. Which is fine, she has her own experience and we all need advice (which is why I keep rambling on and on and on). But protect yourself.
One of reasons why I think this is my problem is she recommends rinsing yourself with water after you pee. I felt a relief from a low-grade pain that I didn’t even realize I had. It felt better, and I realized that I hate peeing, I hate taking time out of my day and probably have hated it without realizing it because it hurts me. I drink black tea, coffee and coca-cola (the nectar of life) everyday. All bad things.
I’m trying to change my diet and I have to go see my gyno again and am looking for a good combo of vitamins to change the level of oxalate in my system. I think I’m going to ask for that estrogen cream – Dr’s prescribe that for vaginal tears they can see, and it heals your vaginal tissue. Hopefully that will make everything better.
(High oxalates also cause kidney stones btw. So, if this is my problem I want to fix it before any of that happens!)
So that’s my own experience and advice. Long winded but hopefully helpful!
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I have the same problem. With every partner but my first this has happened.
it happens with any other type of condom but featherlite and more so after a period.
with my current partner this was not happening for the first month, and i was so happy but now its began and has caused a huge issue between us. he wants me to see a doctor but i am too worried to do so. perhaps it is psycxhological, i have began to worry it may happen - i can feel myself pushing against him no matter what i do to try and relax. its really getting me down, i have cried a lot of tears over it.
it happens with any other type of condom but featherlite and more so after a period.
with my current partner this was not happening for the first month, and i was so happy but now its began and has caused a huge issue between us. he wants me to see a doctor but i am too worried to do so. perhaps it is psycxhological, i have began to worry it may happen - i can feel myself pushing against him no matter what i do to try and relax. its really getting me down, i have cried a lot of tears over it.
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the burning started for me not very long after i lost my virginity two years ago, still with him, over the past two years the burning seems to be getting worse. i did take birth control for a while, but i burned before the birth control. it burns at the entrance and it burns the whole time, it also burns when i pee after sex. it will be inflamed and be burning as much as a day later. this is not how sex should be, i think something is wrong, from everyones stories it seem like once it starts it never goes away. we all probably have the same thing, i just cant beleive know one knows what it is.
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The same thing is happening to me. It is definitely on the inside of my vagina...but it only happens during the beginning of sex...if I just keep going eventually the burning goes away, but when we are done then it comes back for about 30 minutes. I never had this problem until after I had my twins. I had a c-section so I'm not sure if it's even related.
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I was researching online and came across this message board and related to many of you. I am almost 38 years old and recently began having intercourse with a new partner 7 months ago. When we first had intercourse, I ended up with a couple of yeast infections that were hard to get rid of. Finally cleared them up but it seems that every time we have intercourse, I end up with small tears at the posterior side of my vaginal opening where the skin stretches across. I don't have any burning except when I urinate and the urine hits this spot.
I have also noticed last week and again today that I have what appears to be some small tears in some of the creases between my labia. I have NEVER experienced this before.
My partner isn't any larger than my prior partners. However, our sexual activity is more vigorous than what I am used to (vigorous thrusting and vigorous backward/forward motion). I am assuming that this is the cause??
Has anyone else experienced the small tears (very superficial but hurt) in the creases/folds of their labia?
I am so upset because this man is "the one" and to think we are always going to be dealing with this is upsetting. I wonder if it may be attributed to my age and perhaps a lowering of estrogen. I have been on the birth control pill since I was 21 minus a couple of years here and there.
I have not had any children either if that matters.
I do go for my yearly gyn appt next Friday so I will ask my gyn then but any info anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated. Especially on the tears in the labia. Could vigorous sex cause those? I just don't understand how tears could get up there (in creases of labia higher up than vaginal opening).
Thanks
I have also noticed last week and again today that I have what appears to be some small tears in some of the creases between my labia. I have NEVER experienced this before.
My partner isn't any larger than my prior partners. However, our sexual activity is more vigorous than what I am used to (vigorous thrusting and vigorous backward/forward motion). I am assuming that this is the cause??
Has anyone else experienced the small tears (very superficial but hurt) in the creases/folds of their labia?
I am so upset because this man is "the one" and to think we are always going to be dealing with this is upsetting. I wonder if it may be attributed to my age and perhaps a lowering of estrogen. I have been on the birth control pill since I was 21 minus a couple of years here and there.
I have not had any children either if that matters.
I do go for my yearly gyn appt next Friday so I will ask my gyn then but any info anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated. Especially on the tears in the labia. Could vigorous sex cause those? I just don't understand how tears could get up there (in creases of labia higher up than vaginal opening).
Thanks
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This just boggles my mind that so many women have this. I too am a victim of this unknown cause of burning. I have been on YAZ for about two and a half years and have been sexually active for about 3. Me and my bf were both virgins when we lost our virginity to each other. This burning sensation started about 6 months ago. It gradually got worse and worse. Whenever he penetrates me i feel like he is massively too big for me. It feels like my vagina ia going to rip. I have never had t5hat sensation before it started. I use to loe and enjoy having sex. Now it hurts way too much. Even when he is just inside me and not moving it burns! I just wish an OBYGN would come look at this website and hep us all!! I am really worried that this is going to afect my relationship... I wish someone had a magical cure, but no one seems to know what it is... I am glad and sad to know that i am not the only one
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I am so glad to know that I am not the only person with this problem. I am recently married and this problem began about 5 months ago. I have mentioned it to doctor's and have been brushed off as if nothing is wrong. It has ruined my sex life and I feel like it will eventually affect my marriage. Has anyone heard of a diagnosis or cure?
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The saddest thing over the last three years is feeling like I am alone in the world. This site is so reassuring. Maybe I am not a freak after all.
I have no answers, or experiences different from the rest of you:
- severe burning during sex, at first I thought I was allergic to sperm!
- severe burning after, esp. when I pee, but I always make myself
- small cuts that cause pain during urination
- chronic UTIs, and pain that feels like a UTI even if the bacteria tests come up negative
- I am on ortho tri cyclen lo, I tried the nuva ring but it zapped my sex drive dead so I switched back
- I have been diagnosed with HPV despite only having my husband as a partner, I guess his ex was a trampy as they say
I've never ever had a problem with dryness, I am always lubricated enough, but that does not stop the burning!
I am going to research Vulvodynia but the overall lack of options and treatments is very depressing.
I have no answers, or experiences different from the rest of you:
- severe burning during sex, at first I thought I was allergic to sperm!
- severe burning after, esp. when I pee, but I always make myself
- small cuts that cause pain during urination
- chronic UTIs, and pain that feels like a UTI even if the bacteria tests come up negative
- I am on ortho tri cyclen lo, I tried the nuva ring but it zapped my sex drive dead so I switched back
- I have been diagnosed with HPV despite only having my husband as a partner, I guess his ex was a trampy as they say
I've never ever had a problem with dryness, I am always lubricated enough, but that does not stop the burning!
I am going to research Vulvodynia but the overall lack of options and treatments is very depressing.
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I have the exact same problem. It's reassuring knowing other people have the same problem, but it's also disappointing knowing we all have the same problem with no solution. My story is the same: sex was amazing at the beginning and now it is unbearable. Sometimes I can get past the pain and do it, but because it hurts so bad, my sex drive is gone and I never feel like doing it because sex isn't fun anymore. Before anyone says "try lube," or "maybe it's a yeast infection," I've been to two doctors and numerous appointments for the past year. I do not have BV, I do not have a yeast infection. They even tested me for HPV and gonorrhea. So I went to a specialist. The specialist noticed that it was the stretching that hurt, so that would explain why it hurt when he was going in, but once he was in it was okay after a while. So she gave me Premarin (a cream), and that really hasn't done anything. She also told me to try Astroglide. We had been using KY lube, but she said Astroglide is better. We tried that, and it did feel more lubed up, but I was still in pain. I have a feeling it's an allergy to semen because when we first started having sex he always pulled out, and now that we're married he doesn't always do that.
Just like the rest of you though, I have no solution, and the two doctors I saw had no solution. I cry every time it happens. I used to love having sex with my husband and I feel like that feeling has been stolen from me. It is completely unfair. We've been married four months and have sex maybe once every couple of weeks. It's pathetic and I feel terrible about it.
Just like the rest of you though, I have no solution, and the two doctors I saw had no solution. I cry every time it happens. I used to love having sex with my husband and I feel like that feeling has been stolen from me. It is completely unfair. We've been married four months and have sex maybe once every couple of weeks. It's pathetic and I feel terrible about it.
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I use to enjoy having sex, I've been with the same guy for about 5 years and we recently got married. I would say about 6 months into our relationship I developed a really bad bladder infection and soon lost interest in sex. I do not have the urge to want sex, and just to satisfy him we will have intercourse and it's very painful. I use a ky because I have no natural lubrication and ky doesn't seem to help either it feels like something is ripping every time he inserts. When we are done it hurts and I feel like I have to go to the bathroom all the time. It also seems like ky irritates me inside. I've been to many gyn and urologist doctors for 4 and half years. I've been tested for everything and nothing can be found. I know something is wrong with me. I don't know if it is from the birth control or what. I will never get on birth control again, I feel like my hormones are all screwed up because of it. Having sex is very depressing and it hurts too much. I have to keep making myself go back to the doctor and praying that today someone will find something only to be greatly disappointed. It is really hard to keep motivating my self especially when it feels like you are going through this alone. The way I feel about sex I think I may could go on forever without sex and that is depressing knowing that I use to enjoy it.
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