Painful Intercourse

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@gingerlynn20 and @lis, I turned off all of your email notifications. Let me know if I can do anything else.

Sounds like it might be vaginismus........a specialist physiotherapist can be of help.

@linsie Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.]

Thank you for bringing the topic of vaginismus to attention and a possible treatment. May I ask if this topic was what brought you to Connect?

Vaginismus did not bring me to this site but it seemed a possible Avenue of research for those asking about painful intercourse. And not everyone is aware of physiotherapy treatment.

Dr Christian Northrup writes a lot about women's issues, book Womens Bodies Womens Wisdom very good.

Hello all, i am asking in a eyes wide open but i dont have a clue kind of way.. i started a relationship with a pretty woman and she complained of pains in her abdomen area. Subsequently she was later told she had pelvic inflammation and from what i have read its is usually caused by gonorrhea and/or chlamydia. She said she thought the Dr. Told her chlamydia was what she had but has since denied it. Is there any other ways to get PID without having sex, and would it be rare to get it that way? I love her but hard to hold onto "benefit of the doubt"aangle... please help !!

I don't have specific details, but some doctors would. I think it's so odd that we have such a drive to be intimate with another and yet we can contract disease from it. Just seems like a mean trick played by the creator of all of this. Same with food. Boy, that steak sure tastes good but now my arteries are clogged and I may stroke! Good luck with those passions.

@guss- Good morning and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a bacteria called chlamydia trachomatis. Usually, it doesn't cause any symptoms and can be easily treated with antibiotics. However, if it isn't treated early it can spread to other parts of your body and lead to long-term health problems.

I can only imagine how you must feel. If I were you I would ask to see the lab reports and let the facts speak for themselves. It doesn't sound as if you have known her for a long time and it might be best to wait until you have weighed all the facts before you proceed with any more intimacy.

I hope that you have protected yourself, too. Make sure that you are tested if there is any doubt.
As far as loving someone goes you have to ask yourself how important honesty is between two people.

I wish you well. Do you have a doctor with who you are comfortable and can discuss this openly?

Hello again, id like to run this by you just for the heck of it. And if possible please dont add this to print. She has since old me that she doesnt know the exact name of what the doctor called it, but said the doctor told her she needed to have more sex because the lack of sex is what she needed to help with the pains in her womb and the heavy bleeding!! Feel free to share your candid thoughts (all kept private of course.)
Thanks for youur time! Its very much appreciated!! Have a wonderful day!!