Female Intercourse Pain

Sex feels great; that much is common knowledge. But what happens when it actually hurts? For many women, it is already hard enough to orgasm and enjoy sex but when intercourse becomes an experience of pain, sexual satisfaction becomes impossible.

Many women don't know what to do or say when they experience pain. Some women who have sought our advice often, and wrongly, assume that the pain is an isolated incident and figure that it will go away. Sometimes, it is up to the men to realize something is wrong. An excerpt from a customer's concern for his wife:

"At first I thought the faces she made were a good thing. I thought she was really enjoying the sex and when she told me to stop, I thought that it was because the pleasure was too much for her. I was a little shocked when she told me it was beginning to hurt. We spoke about it and she agreed to see her gynecologist but is there anything else we should know or do?"

Intercourse pain often comes without notice. One customer says, "I have been married to my husband for three years and we were always sexually active. About a week ago, sex became painful. Is this serious?" There are a variety of reasons that intercourse pain occurs and it is normal that it might surface seemingly out of nowhere.

Intercourse pain can be an indication of serious problems or it can also be due to minor complications that are easily remedied. All women who experience intercourse pain are highly advised to visit a professional, preferably a gynecologist, to determine the cause and severity of the intercourse pain.

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