Dyspareunia

A condition that promotes genital or pelvic pain during intimate contact or during peak pleasure.

This dysfunction is more common in women and can happen at any stage of life, those who suffer from dyspareunia face a lot of difficulty in a romantic relationship.

Pain is able to prevent penetration, unlike vaginismus, which is more linked to the emotional bill, dyspareunia is associated with physical problems.

It is necessary to find the cause of the dysfunction to perform the most correct treatment, the causes are diverse, including: little or no lubrication, poorly placed condoms, allergic reaction to sex shop products, uterine cervix infections, endometriosis, post-cesarean scar , compliant hymen, hemorrhoids and anal fissures.

To find out if it is dyspareunia, a medical diagnosis is needed, tests such as pap smears and pelvic ultrasound may be requested.

To treat the physical cause, it is necessary to use analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics.

Beneficial Strategies:

. Healthy loving relationship.

. Follow the treatment indicated by the doctor.

. Self knowledge

. Try to be physically well rested to have sexual intercourse

. Use water-based intimate lubricant

. During sex or foreplay, do not insist on what is causing discomfort.

If needed, help from professionals such as tantric therapists, psychologists and sexologists will be a great ally.

*talk to your doctor.