Sexual pain is a discomfort during or after sexual intercourse. It is reported that Sexual Pain is very common and three out of every four women experience it in lifetime. Worldwide 8-21% women are affected with this problem. This condition can either be a temporary problem or a long term one.
Medically, pain during sexual intercourse is called as ‘dyspareunia’. The reasons behind dyspareunia range from structural problems to psychological issues.
Let us see in detail where exactly the pain exists, what are the causes and signs of sexual pain and remedies for it.
What are the types of sexual pain?
Pain during sexual intercourse can be cat egorized as a primary or secondary, as a complete or situational, and as a superficial or deep thrust pain. Let us see what we mean by these types.
Primary or secondary: Primary pain is a pain that is incurable and exists for the woman’s entire sexual lifetime. Secondary pain develops after a symptom-free period of time.
Complete or situational: Complete pain means the woman experiences pain in all situations of intercourse. As the name suggests, situational pain occurs in a certain type of stimulation.
Superficial or deep thrust: Superficial pain occurs while penetration. Whereas, deep thrust pain is experienced at the cervix or in the lower abdominal area and experienced during or after penetration
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