Burning, tenderness on contact, pain during intercourse: the vulva is a sensitive area that deserves to be examined, not ignored.
Vaginal pain during intercourse that lasts is never trivial, and does not have to be accepted as such.
Vulvar pain covers a very wide range of sensations: burning, tingling, tenderness at the slightest contact or deep pain. This is known as dyspareunia, or painful sexual intercourse: superficial dyspareunia is pain during penetration, at the entrance to the vagina, while deep dyspareunia is felt further in, during intercourse. It may be constant or triggered by a specific contact (underwear, intercourse, a tampon).
Recurrent infections, dryness and atrophy of the tissues, a skin condition such as lichen sclerosus, or hypersensitivity of the vaginal vestibule are the most frequent causes.
Endured in silence, this pain weighs on intimate life, self-confidence and sometimes everyday life (sitting down, clothing). Its cause can be looked for and, in the great majority of cases, the pain can be relieved.
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