A 19-year-old female asked:
How to avoid pain during sex?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Stuart Hickersonanswered
Family Medicine 33 years experience
Pain: Pain during sex is dyspareunia. Common causes include the following: provoked vulvodynia, inadequate lubrication, postpartum dispareunia, and vaginal atrophy. Vaginismus which is contraction of pelvic wall muscles can be a problem too. Pelvic infection or cervical infection or endometriosis possible too. If a regular problem you should be seen be a provider.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
What can I do about pain during and after sex?
3 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Seek: Gynecological evaluation to determine the cause ; solution to the pain.
4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated Dec 1, 2019
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