Your symptoms sound almost identical to mine. Pain primarily on the right side, but sometimes it can spread all the way to the left and back toward my tail bone. Ouch! You may want to consider asking your gyn about endometriosis. Turns out my mom had it, and it's hypothesized to run in families. Good luck!
lmarr, I didn't take your posting personally - don't worry about it. I could hear your frustration and I empathized with you. I do hope you (and the other ladies) find the answer(s) you need and soon receive relief from your symptoms. But you're right, it does help to know you're not alone. When I first googled my symptoms and read yours and the other ladies' postings, I felt a little better just knowing that it didn't appear to be anything serious so I was glad to have found this site. I really appreciate reading all of your entries since it is a good way to keep us educated about the subject. Take care and good luck to ALL of you! ☺
Yours truly,
Lovin' pain free
33 and experiencing the same issues, found some informative information on "Dyspareunia" (the medical term for this problem) on the net. GOOGLE this term and have a read maybe there is some information that can be relayed back to a DR to enhance your liklyhood of getting a resolve for these problems. my issue is still unresolved but at least i know there is a medical term for it. dont give up find out the cause...i keep pushing for a solution as i think this issue effects more that a sex life...in a way it makes you feel less of a woman....
OMG ME TOO!!! I HAVE HAD THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW, IT NOT EVEN A PAIN, ITS MORE LIKE A SLIGHT CRAMPING SENSATION, BUT ITS NOTHING I CAN'T HANDLE. ITS SO HARD FOR ME TO EXPLAIN BECAUSE I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT THIS IS..
yes ive beem having the same problems mainly the pain is on my right side im quite concerned cause i think something might be wrong im 42 and have 2 teenage children i think i will make an appointment with my gp 2 see what he says but i feel slightly embaresed .
yea thats what i got i had a laperoscopy a few yrs ago + they found nothing but as im getting older i have really painfull + heavy periods im going 2 my gp first thing mon thank you .
That doesn't work for me! I go months, years in between sex with my hubby because of the pain. Sometimes its there, sometimes its not. Sometimes when masturbating, sometimes not. I am going to call my doc tomorrow because I seem to have EVERY symptom I have found for endometriosis! Also every woman in my family has or has had it. I am 28 with 2 kids. 11 and 3. And I have an IUD, have for 3 years now. From what I have read, birth control should control this problem but it doesn't at all. Every month for the last 2 1/2 years I have been crippled, completely and utterly, for about 4 days sometimes its only 3... this time, Im on day 6 with no sign of relief in sight! So wish this nightmare would end! Good luck!
I'm so relieved I just came across this forum. I've been having a weird cramping sensation during the very end of my orgasms in my lower right/center of my abdomen. Like others have said, it doesn't hurt so much as it is an uncomfortable "something is wrong" feeling. I had the same thing a couple of years ago and it went away on its own. I went in for an appointment with my gyno a couple weeks ago and mentioned it (a bit awkward, because she's the same doctor I had as a kid...great for your day to day care but sort of awkward for lady problems) and she asked how long the cramping lasts. I said only a couple seconds and she smiled and said "eh, we don't worry about pain that only lasts a couple seconds!" So as of now I'm hoping it goes away on it's own and maybe it's related to some sort of pulled muscle. I'm going to keep looking around the web to see if I can find any more info that doesn't terrify me.
This is something I have suffered with for years. Orgasms are distressingly painful and even just becoming sexually aroused can be painful too. I have mentioned it to three different doctors and they all said they had never heard of it!
I also suffer from IBS and decided to take aloe vera gel capsules to see if that helped the IBS.
The painful orgasms stopped! I am assuming that the pain was being caused by bowel spasms induced by uterine spasms during orgasm.
In addition to the pain after orgasm, I also have had pain 24/7 that felt like cramping across my entire abdomin, sharp stabbing pain in my right and left side and as if a knife was being inserted from my bottom up thru my vaginal area, and pain during bowel movements as well as during sex (even when I didn't have an orgasm). I, too, have seen many doctors and have had many tests performed and ended up having a hysterectomy which exacerbated the pain tenfold.
While I am still experiencing some pain, it is more manageable and I continue in my research for answers. Some thoughts I'd like to share with you guys for your research:
See a doctor that specializes in pelvic pain, not just a gynecologist. I have driven hours and hundreds of miles to see specialists in women's pelvic pain and their help/treatments have helped me considerably. Centers I've gone to/will be researching are:
Aurora Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI
The Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders in Washington, DC/NYC/Annapolis, MD - (www.cvvd.org/home)
Pennsylvania’s Institute for Women in Pain
Pelvic Pain Regional Speciality Center in Louisville, KY
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Also, the books "when sex hurts: a woman's guide to banishing sexual pain' by Andrew Goldstein and 'Heal Pelvic Pain: The Proven Stretching, Strengthening, and Nutrition Program for Relieving Pain, Incontinence,& I.B.S, and Other Symptoms Without Surgery' by Amy Stein might be helpful.
Some medical conditions to research might be: pelvic floor muscle dysfunction (also known as vaginismus), pudendal nerve neuralgia, dorsal nerve neuralgia (this is the nerve that is linked to the clitorus and penis), vulvodynia
Also, while the pudendal/dorsal nerve might not be trapped or 'damaged' perhaps the muscles, ligaments, and myofacial tissue surrounding the nerve is inflammed/damaged thus pulling/aggravating the nerve.
If anyone has long term sucess with treatment options other than the following, would you please write in and let me know? I'm looking for additional options to try other than:
accupuncture, Reiki, cranial-sacral therapy, massage therapy, vaginal physical/massage therapy, steroid injections, lidocane injections, plasma injections, physical therapy, chiropractic care
Also, the organization National Vulvodynia Association at nva.org may have some helpful information as well for you. And while you may not have vulvodynia, they have a doctor/physical therapy directory that may help you find a specialist that is knowledgeable about pelvic pain.
Hope this info helps.....I also had to redefine what my recovery will be. I no longer need it to be a life without all of this pain, but rather a life with pain-free periods, periods with manageable pain, and the tools needed to keep that manageable pain from flaring into debilitating pain.
All the best-Michelle
Thank you so much for all of this information, Michelle. I had no idea that there were doctors that specialized in pelvic pain and that will most certainly be my next course of action. I've been to so many gyn's that have told me outright that they doubt they will be able to help me and couldn't even point me in the right direction. Frustrating doesn't even begin to describe it.
It sounds like you've been through a lot and have the research to show for it so thank you for sharing it with the rest of us so that we may find some relief. I will certainly share if I find some answers of my own.
Thanks again - Lynne
Hello again....looks like the address of one of the pelvic pain doctor's was deleted by the moderator. Since his help has been so significant in my recovery, I wanted to at least let you know his name and location. Dr Pramad Wasudev in Nashville, TN has a protocol for chronic pelvic pain. He calls it a different name but the symptoms/pain is all the same thing. In addition to steroid injections and medication, he performs platelette injections which has been a key treatment in my recovery.
My understanding is that only about 30-40 doctors nationwide really know anything about chronic pelvic pain and its treatments. Again, the National Vulvodynia Association (nva.org) has a directory of doctors and physical therapist. They also promote studies for treatment options as well. So even if you don't have vulvodynia, I think they are a great resource.
I'm still looking for some answers so I'll check back in if I find anything helpful....and see what info others may have.
Take care-Michelle
Good news! I had posted about 3 months ago (particularly addressed to help Lmarr) and informed you ladies that I had gone to my gyn who told me that he had heard other women discuss the same symptoms but nothing had been found upon testing. He stated he didn't even test for it anymore and that it was simply a "cramp". After a few mos of feeling this "cramp", I can now say that it went away on its own. I hadn't done anything different except perhaps go a couple weeks without having an orgasm. I continued doing my normal exercise routine and everything else normally and it went away. I hope this helps bring some hope to you ladies and that you're soon feeling relief, too.
I'm 52. I started having excruciating pain like this about 4 years ago, after a lifetime of no sexual problems. For me, it happens only when I orgasm during sleep. An awake orgasm is fine. However, if I have a sexual dream and awaken to the nice feeling, withinseconds I can feel the pain starting. It rapidly progresses to the point where I am panting and sweating profusely. I have to go the toilet and evacuate my bowels. My lips, hands and feet tingle and I am shaking all over. I feel nauseated and the pain is debilItating. It lasts almost exactly 30 minutes, then I'm fine. Since I had breast cancer 7 years ago, I went to my gyno right away, fearing ovarian cancer. She basically shunted me off to a renowned trans-vaginal ultrasound specialist here in LA. He found nothing and his detached and unconcerned attitude really irked me. I told my oncologist of the problem and she, too was puzzled. None of them seem to care enough to follow up with any further suggestions. I can't take any kind of hormones because of the breast cancer.