constant vaginal burning during intercourse. whats wrong wit

I have developed the same problem. For my pain, it seems to occur when I have sex longer than 15min (what a shame), or aren't warmed up enough. Its more like a tearing feeling around the entrance and once the pain is there even the most sensitive lube burns like crazy. Anyways I knew it wasn't a condom or lube allergy because I use hypoallergenic lube (and am fine with it before the pain) when needed and my long term boyfriend and I didn't use condoms when it started because I was on the pill. Yes 'was'. Apparently low dose birth control pills such as Yaz (what I was taking) can thin out the vaginal tissue resulting in very small tears and damage to the now sensitized vaginal tissue :-( I've been off the pill for a couple months now waiting to see my gynecologist for a recommendation and am already seeing some improvement. Another complication of the pill many don't realize is the fact that it can increase the candida in your body making you more prone to yeast infections. Just thought I'd share my experience with this annoying problem. Hope it helps and be sure you've got plenty of other forms of contraceptives if you plan on giving up on the pill like myself.

! Careful ladies with the Estrogen cream. If you are an Epileptic, and on any anti-seizure meds, you need to make sure the doctor knows. The Estrogen could mess you up. Tried it once and didnt like the reaction I got.

I am going to try the yogurt. I eat tit on a fairly regular basis now but topically sounds like it would make sense. I have been using boric acid suppositories every 3 days for 2 years now and they are supposed to regulate ph. It works most of the time. So glad I found thise site. I have felt alone for so long now.

Hummmmmm No answer yet?
I am 25 years old and I have never in my life experience this feeling with sex.
The very first time I had sex with my husband it was painful and I bleed, which was really weird for me because this had never happened before since before I was constantly being checked for STD's. Well unlike me my Husband had never had an STD check. Stupid him I know.
I trurned out he had clamidia... and he gave it to me..
we got that cleared up!
I thought that would take away the pain, and no...
I got on BC ( Paragaurd IUD) because I was worried about getting preganant.
But still this burning sensation during sex never goes away.... o.O
We both are clear of any STD's and my pap's always come back normal...
Ugh! This is really starting to fustrate the poop out of me! >;)
and according to the docs nothing is ever wrong with me!
My husband seems to think that it is him.... since its almost everytime he enters inside of me. and no he's not sleeping around!
I just dont uderstand! I wish there was someone who can tell me something!

I just got married 6 days ago, and I I had never had sex before. The first time we tried, for the first few minutes its not bad (besides the stretching of my vagina) but after a few minutes it starts to burn on the inside of my vagina, but just on the left side of it. I dont know why. we've used different lubricants, no lubricants, but it just burns and we can't have sex. Besides him not being able to get in all the way, now we cant even keep trying cause it starts to hurt after a few mintues. What is wrong?? I feel so awful...

So, my story is basically the same as many of you...

During sex I'm getting this burning sensation (similar to losing one's virginity), but it only started up a few months after me and my current fience have been seeing each other.... we used to have sex everyday, (or every two days), and everything was fine, i'd had no problems, and i had already been on Tricyclyn for since I was 13 (and I was about 17 when we got together) I had one previous BF, whom i only slept with twice... but i know i didn't get anything from him....

we don't use condoms, and never had to really use any lube, so that was all fine, but like many of you, after we stopped the daily sex and we tried to have intercourse it started, not much at first but after a while it just got worse, and now it even hurts to get a tampon in once in a blue moon...

i have now not had sex for over a year do to this problem, and we've tried numerous things like special creams for vaginal dryness, i've been to the doctor and many times now they've just said i had a yeast infection (me and my fience took pills)i tried monistat and nothing worked. they took urine samples to look and see if i had bacterial vaginosis, and they said they'd call if anything showed up (never heard from them) i've had a Pap test, and explaned my problem to those guys, and again, they said they'd call if anything showed up, but yet again, didn't hear nothing.

It is very frusterating, and its hard to when the doctors don't really seem to listen... but i've been to so many! it down't hurt to pee at all, EVER, and the burning only happens during sex... and then it becomes to painful to continue... but once we stop it goes away in seconds! any ideas what this could be? I would like to get an idea of what is going on with me before i go and see ANOTHER doctor....!!

Thanks in advance....

I have this problem too, it is reassuring that there are others out but at the same time awful because we don't know what to do...and we used to have such great sex!

My pain is not unbearable, I can often distract myself with lots of clitoral play but I am worried it will get worse...

I have noticed a lot more dryness since switching birth control, but use heaps of lube to combat that, but maybe it is thinning the wall of the vagina?

Also I have HEAPS of UTI's, which is very distressing. I haven't had thrush though.

I'd like to try the yogurt thing...it is possible that all the antibiotics have really messed with the PH but my bf has never mentioned feeling any burning or anything like that because of me...

So confused!

I have had the same symptoms. My doctor told me I have vestibulitis, which is inflammation in the opening of the vagina. She confirmed this with a "Q-tip test" where she gently placed a Q-tip on the opening to my vagina and I jumped so high I almost hit the ceiling! She gave me a steroid cream to use. At first she had me use it twice a day and now to maintain I am using it once a week. It definitely has been working. I stopped using it for a couple weeks and felt the same sensation when my husband and I tried to have sex. So now I make sure to use the cream once a week and it has been much better! I hope this helps!

This has been going on with me for a few months now. Like most of you, my husband and I were having sex mutiple times a day before...and within the last 4 months or so it started burning at the entrance and is making things very difficult in our love life. I hope we can figure out what this is somehow because I want it to stop. I'm going to be taking acidopholus for 7 days to see if that has any effect. I'll let you all know if it works!

hey all,
same problem here. burning only during sex around the outside and opening. i'm going to see someone at 2:30 today to get tested. i'll let you know what's up. good luck everyone.
-bunny

well i just started having this same problem i dont know what is wrong with me at all i lost my virginity about 6 months ago and i have only been with 2 people i have been going steady with the same person for about 3 months everything has always been fine never had any problems whatsoever we would have sex every night and then we stopped for about 2 weeks well we tried to a few days ago and the very inside started burning tremendously and would not stop i ignored it at first because i thought that it might just be because i hadnt been sexually active for a little while and the pain would just go away in a few minutes or so but the longer i ignored it the more the pain grew it wouldnt stop it almost had me in tears and i am not getting wet at all but bearly a little and i might be pregnant as well but being as to im new to sexual activities i dont know if that would have anything to do with it i havent been to the doctor about this problem it just happened but i have NO idea on how to make it stop it is starting to effect my relationship because my bf thinks i just dont want to be sexually active with him but its not that at all its just unbearable pain that i have no control over if anyone has any advice or tips i would be very interested in hearing them...

thanks alot.

ashley

Well I feel sorry for all of you, but I am happy that I am not the only freak out there who has this burning for no reason. I have had the burning off and on for almost ten years. I never was treated for anything until I was pregnant with my first daughter. When I went to the OB, they would test my urine and some times I would have a UTI and other times I wouldn't. Then after she was born the burning stopped of a while and then it came back again, I got pregnant again and this time there was a new DR and he suggested that my symstoms could be caused from the lining in my bladder being to thin so the proteins are leaking out and causing the burning. The only way to test this is to inject a protein solution into your bladder and if it burns you then that is the real reason. At the time they could not test me because I was pregnant, I still have not been tested because I am scared, the dr said that if I do have these protein problem then the test is extremly painful, they have a nurse standing by to put you to sleep if the test is positive. So I am still waiting and still suffering some days.

Thank goodness I found this site!

I have been having sex for 2 years now with only one person ever, and I have been having this problem since my first time. Losing my virginity was the most excruciating thing I've ever forced myself to endure. Image the normal pain of your first time on top of this tortuous raw burning problem. It was so painful it almost made me sick to my stomach, and I definitely bawled the whole time---image how bad my boyfriend felt! I've never had pleasurable sex and am at the verge of losing my sanity knowing I haven't been able to experience that.

I have had the occasional yeast infection, but no UTI's or any other infection. And I've NEVER TAKEN birth control. I use condoms but I know it's not a latex allergy because it hurts when my boyfriend uses his fingers too. One finger is usually bearable, but two kills. The speculum kills when I go to the gyno.

My pain starts right upon entering and lasts all through intercourse (if I make it through), with residual burning/pain/irritation afterwards. Like someone else said, it's tough to even have my boyfriend fully enter (he's average sized) and I feel like I'm constantly pushing against him.

I use unscented laundry detergent and soap, though I'm going to eliminate the dryer sheets like someone suggested.

I have no burning urinating after sex, and naturally lubricating myself is not an issue (though no matter how wet I am naturally or otherwise it doesn't help the burning).

Someone mentioned the problem being circumcision, but that's definitely not it since anything entering hurts, and I always use condoms anyway.

I have done the yogurt trick (and believe it or not a peeled garlic clove--don't knick it though!), and that has helped for yeast infections--especially the itchy part--- but never for the pain I have during sex.

I have seen two separate gyno's and one told me it was in my head and the other said it was a yeast infection. I'm beginning to think it may be vulvodyna or vestibulitis but I can't afford anymore doctors. I don't think it's that lichen sclerosis dermatological thing because I don't have white patches down there (and I think that's one of the main symptoms)... I can't afford to see a dermatologist anyway.

I'm going to go buy some probiotics right now and baking soda to give them a try. If that doesn't work I guess I'll just have to wait until I have the money to see a gyno again and ask for a steroid cream or litacane injection.


I am curious about the people who mentioned Gabapentin if that worked.

If I found out anything else, or if anything helps me I will definitely post back because I know how terrible this is for all of us. Maybe together we can find a cure or at least a lasting remedy.

Good luck to everyone!

I have the same thing going on. Like some of the others, it's on the inside. It hurts so bad we have to stop a lot. I try to ignore it but that doesn't make it go away of course. It just makes it worse. My fiance says that he understands but he gets upset if we don't have sex for three days. I don't know what to do. I'm glad to know there are others out there though...

I've used nupercainal ointment for this same problem - it's made all the difference!