Pelvic Pain, Sexual Health Gina Inglese, MS, OTR/L, CCTS-I, CSOT Pelvic Pain, Sexual Health Gina Inglese, MS, OTR/L, CCTS-I, CSOT

Why Does Sex Hurt? Intercourse Is Not Suppose To Be Painful - Here’s What Could Be Causing Your Painful Sex

There are many reasons you may be having painful sex, specifically painful intercourse. This pain can be deep in the vagina or more at the vaginal opening. Sometimes it can prevent intercourse from happening completely, or make sex difficult. So why might you be having pain with sex? Let’s dive in, and talk about solutions to pelvic pain with intimacy and insertion.

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Sexual Health Gina Inglese, MS, OTR/L, CCTS-I, CSOT Sexual Health Gina Inglese, MS, OTR/L, CCTS-I, CSOT

Good Lube Matters

Lube can be our best friend. Use it, reapply it and use it again. (In fact, please use lube and not your spit). But not all lube is created equal. Turns out you shouldn’t put cherry blasted flavoring up your hoo-hah. Lube shouldn’t get hot and cold. Sounds fun at first, but did you know it can significantly irritate your tissue and increase risk of infection? Not so fun. Even some seemingly normal ones that you see in your local pharmacy store might look normal at first glance, but at second glance, they can be just as problematic.

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Gina Inglese, MS, OTR/L, CCTS-I, CSOT Gina Inglese, MS, OTR/L, CCTS-I, CSOT

What is Vaginismus & What Causes Vaginismus?

Vaginismus - a clinical syndrome where there is difficulty or pain with vaginal insertion, so much so that it can seem nearly impossible to insert anything vaginally. It has overlapping elements of hypertonic pelvic floor muscles, pain, anxiety, and difficulty in penetration. It has many possible causes, or shall I say risk factors. Knowing possible causes for your vaginismus can help you heal from it.

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