Sex is so painful Help please?

Sex is so painful that me and my husband don't do it anymore. I suffer a lot from thrush and have had this checked out by the GP and the outcome was that some women get it often and there is nothing they can do to stop it. It is not getting passed back as we don't have sex!. Anyway as time went on sex was painful and so not good for me. inside feels like sand paper and the skin at the bottom of my hole feels like its gonna rip!! I am well lubricated and have even tried KY to help too. Still hurts. Now we have got to a stage where penetration is absolutely impossible, We have go ourselves into a vicious circle...it hurts, so i got nervous and anxious, it hurt even more to the point where now i cant do it. What do i do?? I really try hard to relax but i think its subconscious and don't know how to break this cycle. My husband is forgiving but it is now starting to be a problem as we do nothing at all. We have been together 10 years and this started to occur a year ago, progressivly getting worse. Any advice please xx

fleshmannequin2009-09-17T15:04:03Z

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You might have vulvodynia, as you have one of the main factors for it, which is recurrent yeast infections. You might want to check out this site, maybe some of it can help you. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CYD/is_5_40/ai_n13472368/
I had symptoms similar to yours, (with other factors other than thrush) and I went to a gynecologist, she recommended using a cream, I believe it was hydrocortisone but I'm not sure (check it out before you try it) and it actually made the pain a lot better. You might need to see a pelvic floor specialist, to help you learn to relax your muscles. The pain might be from tensing your pelvic floor muscles (you might be doing it without realizing it, because you anticipate pain)

Good luck!

Mary2009-09-17T15:05:35Z

This could be endometriosis. You should go to your OB/GYN and have an ultrasound done as soon as possible.

Anonymous2009-09-17T15:00:14Z

See an OBGYN it could be endometriosis or even just you being "dry". Good Luck...