Pain during intimacy

[clayjar]

Hi! I have a friend who recently confided in me that she is not able to be intimate with her husband without it hurting. They've been married about five years and she said it's always been that way. They aren't together much and it is hard on their relationship. I thought I read somewhere about taking herbs to help in this area. I was wondering if anybody knew of any helpful herbs to help with this situation.
Thanks,
clayjar

[mominator]

Pain during intimacy can be a sign of a host of things. Depending on age, children born, etc, the first thing that comes to mind if she is young and no children is Endometrosis. The 2nd thought is a prolapsed uterus.

She really needs to seek medical attention. There are a host of possibilities, those are just 2 that come to mind quickly. Once she knows what is causing it, there are herbal remedies for some things.

Get back to us if she gets diagnosed.

[SomeGirl]

I agree with Mominator. Most of us have had pain in that aspect, it may be relieved with lots of KY jelly, different positions. Or it may be a serious problem needing medical attention. I've had a similar experience so I sympathesize. Best of luck!

[gigi]

Ooouch, been there, done that. There are lots of reasons for pain like that including hormonal imbalance. A doctor should be the first stop before one tries anything else. Tell your friend to get a complete physical exam with blood work. Occasionally there are underlying, not very obvious causes involved which require further investigation. I have a friend who had episodes of vaginal irritation and pain and was told for years that it was psychological. She found a doctor who was willing to ferret out the problem. It turned out that what she had was a relatively rare neurological ailment that responded to a drug used years ago for a totally different issue. Perseverance pays.

[clayjar]

Thanks everybody for the information. I typed in pain during sex on the internet and it actually gave me quite a bit of information. I guess I should not have been surprised. It's amazing what you can find on the internet, even BE sites. I printed the information for my friend. The sites also recommended a doctor visit. My friend has thought of that but doesn't have insurance right now. Well, have a great night.
clayjar

[barbara392639]

Tell her to try different positions.
It always hurt me. First gyno told me my uterus was tipped. he pushed it back in place and was fine until I had my first child.
Tried it again afterwards but it did not help.
Depending on what time of the months it was the pain was less or worse. The only time it did not hurt was when I was pregnant.
We tried different possitions and found one that did not hurt as much.
We will be married 24 years this year.
Last year when I saw #3 gyno. (after he told me I may have ovarian cancer) The next thing he said to me was and it hurts to have intercourse. I said yes. He was the first gyno to tell me that instead of me telling them.
Needless to say I needed a hysterectomy.
If she can not get to a doctor tell her to try different possitions, it can make a difference it did for me and my husband was very patient. (Actually first gyno told me to try different possitions).
Nice thing is it doesn't any more ;D bad thing is I have no sex drive
But get to see doctor next months, actually counting down the days. Hopefully something will help.

[soon]

If it wasn't for KY jelly, Astrogel, or any other lubricant, my wife would be in pain, too. She just doesn't, um, provide lubricatant during intimacy. She enjoys sex and intercourse, but just doesn't get wet down there. Well, sometimes when she's ovulating she does a little bit, but still not enough for intercourse.

I've wondered if there are any herbal remedies for this, as the ky only lasts for 10 minutes, max, during intercourse, then she's uncomfortable.

btw, she's definitely estrogen-dominant.