Painful Sex (Dyspareunia)

Exercising & Genital Care

07 May 2013 Posted by womentc in Menopause & Painful Sex, Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction, Vaginismus Blog, Vulvodynia & Vulvar Vestibulitis

Spring brings with it a renewed energy for exercising, indoors or outdoors. Swimming, cycling, Zumba-ing, running, power walking, etc., -- all sporting activities should include proper genital care to prevent irritation. It would be a shame to forgo working out because of the fear of...

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Orgasm not strong enough?

16 Feb 2013 Posted by womentc in Menopause & Painful Sex, Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction

From a patient: "My orgasm isn't strong enough -- what can I do?" The intensity (strength) of the female orgasm depends on many factors such as age, emotional state of the moment, physical health, medication intake, relationship issues, mode of arousal, phase of life (i.e. after...

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How long to stimulate?

22 Feb 2011 Posted by womentc in Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction

A typical female conflict is "how long shall I let my partner try to arouse me before I ask to stop because it doesn't go anywhere?" Sexual arousal calls for shutting down the thinking brain to allow physical, sexual sensations to present themselves. This "letting go"...

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Virgin and pregnant?

28 Oct 2010 Posted by womentc in Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction, Vaginismus Blog

I am a virgin - I never had vaginal intercourse yet I just found out that I am pregnant; how did that happen??? Virgin women can get pregnant By choice, through home self-insemination, using a syringe to inject his (fresh) semen into the vagina By careless outercourse (non-penetrative...

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Sexual boredom

22 Jun 2010 Posted by womentc in Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction

Why do women get bored with sex while men always find it of interest? The answer can be long and complex but we'll try to condense it to a short list: Anthropologically speaking, females seek sex (mating) for reproduction purposes only, a function that diminishes with age. Genetically...

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Antibiotics & the vagina

01 Mar 2010 Posted by womentc in Menopause & Painful Sex, Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction, Vaginismus Blog, Women's Health

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in women and easily treated with (oral) antibiotics, which kill the responsible organism (the 'bad' bacteria). Some women will need more than one course of antibiotics to eradicate the infection; some women will experience recurring UTIs and will need...

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Vibrator and orgasm

02 Dec 2009 Posted by womentc in Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction, Vaginismus Blog

The patient sat herself in the comfortable chair and said while sighing: "I do not have good orgasms!" Hmmm, what are good orgasms? We asked her to explain, and she said: "I can orgasm from manual stimulation to clitoris but they are little orgasms. I can also...

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Penis & thrusting

17 Oct 2009 Posted by womentc in Menopause & Painful Sex, Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction, Women's Health

Thrusting during intercourse is the rocking movement of the penis in the vagina, done rhythmically as per the male's arousal. It is the flip-side of rubbing the penis to arousal during manual sex or oral sex. How deep does the penis thrust during intercourse? As deep...

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Intercourse & bleeding

06 May 2009 Posted by womentc in Menopause & Painful Sex, Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction, Vaginismus Blog, Women's Health

An updated version of this post dated November 11, 2020, is available here Not all bleeding/spotting after intercourse suggest a medical crisis. Common, everyday causes may include: Chafing irritation because of dryness/insufficient lubrication. You have vaginismus or dyspareunia -- your vagina is tight (nervous), causing chafing irritation. ...

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Killing an orgasm

13 Jun 2008 Posted by womentc in Menopause & Painful Sex, Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction, Vaginismus Blog

It does not take much for a woman to lose/stop sexual arousal and not reach an orgasm (climax). If the woman does not have health issues, this problem will rarely be caused by physical factors except if clitoral stimulation is done beyond the level of comfort,...

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