I am experiencing a new issue and after having read online I have mixed feelings. On Sunday I had sex that was at some points a little rough and it had caused some tenderness in my vagina. I had thought nothing of it for the first few days, but now it is Friday (5 days later) and the area where I was sore is now red and swollen and very uncomfortable. Worst case scenario it is exactly what I thought it was originally and it just needs time, but my major fear is that there was some outside hanky panky that my partner partook in and has now passed an STD to me. I feel the latter is a bit dramatic, but I am considering a visit to the obgyn. In the meantime, can anyone maybe offer some light on this subject or maybe some tips on how to ease my pain until my visit? It's fine on its own, but if I'm walking or sitting (I am a student and work retail so I do much of both) it gets irritated.
It is normal, you just need to be "wet" before you start having sex, once you do that, the swelling will go away, unless you have sex for a long time or it is rough,.