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What Causes Vaginal Irritation And Pain During Intercourse?
I have an irritation in my vagina. There is no smell, no discharge, no bumps or anything funny like that. It is just painful during sex and when it flares up it can cause my vagina to feel warm to the touch and the skin will be red. Also can be itchy at times. I tried to treat it with yeast infection products. They help but do not cure it. I noticed that this problem comes and goes and seems to go away during my period but returns about a week afterwards. What can it be and what can I do? I don t think it s BV or a yeast infection because there s no smell or discharge at all.
Fri, 12 Aug 2016
Common causes of pain and irritation during sex include vaginal dryness, yeast infections, having an STD, urinary tract infection, and friction from sex. Other gynecological causes include uterine fibroid, endometriosis, ovarian cyst, and vaginismus. It is better for go to a gynecologist in your area for diagnosis and treatment.
There are things in which a man or woman can do on their own to help alleviate the pain:
1. Communicate with one other, so that each person knows what is going on.
2. Use lubricants to help with lubrication, as this can help make sex easier
3. Consider switching positions, as this can sometimes help to alleviate the pain
4. Don’t rush sex, as the longer that foreplay lasts, the more arousal, hence lubrication, will occur naturally.
Medicines
5. Antibiotics can used to treat infection but it needs to be confirmed by inspection and test
6. Apply K – Y lubricating jelly for vaginal dryness
Consult your gynecologist for further treatment & diagnosis.
Thanks
There are things in which a man or woman can do on their own to help alleviate the pain:
1. Communicate with one other, so that each person knows what is going on.
2. Use lubricants to help with lubrication, as this can help make sex easier
3. Consider switching positions, as this can sometimes help to alleviate the pain
4. Don’t rush sex, as the longer that foreplay lasts, the more arousal, hence lubrication, will occur naturally.
Medicines
5. Antibiotics can used to treat infection but it needs to be confirmed by inspection and test
6. Apply K – Y lubricating jelly for vaginal dryness
Consult your gynecologist for further treatment & diagnosis.
Thanks
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