Painful Intercourse
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Vagina feels like burning during sex (painful sex)
Pain during sexual intercourse
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Content updated on Jan 4, 2023
About the symptom
Painful intercourse describes the persistent or recurrent genital pain that occurs just before, during or after sex.
When to see a doctor
Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms
Pain during sex
Possible causes
- Descent of uterus / uterine prolapse
Protrusion of the uterus (womb) outside of the body. This happens when the muscles and tissues that support the womb become weakened (e.g. after repeated childbirths, aging), allowing the womb to drop out.
- Uterine fibroids
A non-cancerous growth in or around the womb (uterus). Fibroids are made up of muscle and tissue and can vary in size. The exact cause is unknown but fibroids have been related to female hormones (Estrogen and Progesterone) levels. They tend to develop during the ages of 16 to 50 and shrink after menopause.
- Candida vulvovaginitis
This is a fungal infection by Candida that affects the vaginal area. Candida normally exists on skin and vaginal linings with no issues. An infection occurs when the skin or vaginal lining changes in character such that it promotes an overgrowth of Candida. People with weakened immune systems or who are on birth control pills may be at increased risk.
- Endometriosis
- Functional dysmenorrhea
- Bartholin's gland cyst
- Chlamydia infection
- Menopausal syndrome
Related serious diseases
- Ovarian hemorrhage
Bleeding from the ovaries. The most common causes is rupture of a cyst on the surface of the ovaries. This usually happens in the week preceding menses.
- Sexual trauma
Questions your doctor may ask about this symptom
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom
Do you feel pain during sexual intercourse?
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Reviewed By:
Seiji Kanazawa, MD, PHD (Obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN))
Dr. Kanazawa graduated from the Niigata University Faculty of Medicine and received his Ph.D. from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. He is working on the front line of the General Perinatal Center, including the Tokyo Tama General Medical Center and the National Center for Research in Fertility Medicine, where he provides maternal and fetal care and undertakes clinical research. At Ubie, Dr. Kanazawa has been designing the Ubie AI Symptom Checker and has taken on the role of general obstetrics and gynecology consultation at FMC Tokyo Clinic by providing fetal ultrasound and prenatal consultation.
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Seiji Kanazawa, MD, PHD
Obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN)
National Center for Child Health and Development, Japan