Painful sex

[A2389g]

Hello does anyone suffer painful sex during and days after? Thanks x

[Roro1]

Hi A2389g, one of my endo symptoms was painful sex and excruciating pain after which lasted a few days. I saw was as I haven’t had sec in months, had my endo excised beginning of this month, still scared to have sex, so interesting to see if the operation helped.

[louisepercy2000]

Yes! I’m pretty sure this is classed as a symptom too of endo. I’ve had laparoscopy to diagnose endometriosis and given relevant painkillers and even more than a year after I still experience pain for days after! X

[Young_and_struggling]

I struggled with pain during and after sex and when I had my lap in October they said I had endo on my Pouch of Douglas which is what causes the pain during sex apparently. I haven’t had sex since my lap but hoping it will have solved the problem. Best advice I can give though is to go on top, use lots of lube and don’t go fast or deep.

[mam417]

Yes!! I find that some positions are worse than others and some times of the months are worse than others such as after ovulation. I also experience pain during sex that can last a while after and also pain during orgasms lately too. I also agree with not going deep as I've found that makes it worse. I guess it's just having to experiment to find out what's okay for you x

[wanwood]

Not to get too TMI here, but I had painful sex in two ways -- pain felt "deep" in and also pain in other TMI places.

Having endo excision surgery has cured the deep pain and I no longer have cramping the day of and the day after sex (success!). The other pain is still there.

Hope that helps and sorry to hear what you are going through - it's so tough and it complicates relationships massively. xx

[Pinkyandthebrain]

I have endometriosis on pouch of Douglas and have experienced pain durin sex for years. Like other people say; it can be worse or better at different times of the month.

For me I experience the most pain during ovulation which is ironic as I’m trying to get pregnant 😂

Communication is key (although not always easy), if you’re in pain then tell the person you’re having sex with and experiment with other positions/speeds etc until you find things that work for you