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Painful intercourse: Contents

Painful intercourse: Introduction

Painful intercourse: Pain during sexual intercourse. See free access online books about Painful intercourse below. See detailed information below for a list of 110 causes of Painful intercourse, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Painful intercourse:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Painful intercourse. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Causes of Types of Painful intercourse:

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Painful intercourse

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Diagnostic Guides for Painful intercourse

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Introduction: Sexual Disorders

  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)

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Painful intercourse: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Painful intercourse: Related Rare Diseases

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Diagnostic tests for Painful intercourse:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Painful intercourse. Some of these are listed below :

  • Physical examination
    • Examine genital area and note the features of any sores - e.g. ulcer, lump.
    • Vaginal speculum examination to observe any discharge and lesions within the vagina and to allow swabs to be taken
    • Manual vaginal examination to examine for masses, tenderness or enlarged uterus. If a mass around the ovaries or fallopian tubes is felt may suggest salpingo-oophoritis (infection of the ovaries and fallopian tubes), endometriosis with a cyst, malignancy ovarian tumor or ectopic pregnancy
    • Rectal examination to detect hemorrhoids, anal fissures and severe constipation which may cause painful intercourse
  • more tests...»

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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Painful intercourse. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

  • How long have you had painful intercourse? - to determine if acute or chronic and to determine if related to first penetrative sexual intercourse.
  • Is the pain superficial? - (i.e. around the vulva and vagina on penetration) or deep in the pelvis? - If pain is superficial, this usually suggests a vulval or vaginal origin such as bartholinitis, vulvitis, vulval dystrophy, cystitis (bladder infection), urethritis and urethral caruncle. If pain is deep, this may suggest salpingo-oophoritis (infection of the ovary and tube), retroverted uterus, endometriosis or ovarian cyst.
  • Was the painful intercourse during the first ever penetrative sexual intercourse? - the cause may by psychological or due to local trauma (such as tears to the hymen, laceration of the vaginal opening or bruising of the urethral opening). After these injuries painful superficial ulcers may develop. Other causes include inadequate lubrication (usually due to improper or insufficient foreplay), irritation due to improperly fitted condom or inadequately lubricated condom, allergic reaction to the contents of contraceptive foams or an abnormality of the genital tract (such as congenital septum or a rigid hymen).
  • Is the person with the painful intercourse male or female? - Some possible causes of painful intercourse for men include an unlubricated partner, penile skin infection, penile Candida infection, genital herpes, Peyronie's disease and prostatitis.
  • Age of person with painful intercourse? - e.g. Menopause may be associated with a dry vagina, atrophic vaginitis (dryness and thinning of the vaginal walls) and increased risk of Candida infections which may all cause painful intercourse.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Painful intercourse) may include:

  • Lack of vaginal lubrication? - Dryness of the vagina may cause painful intercourse. Vaginal dryness may be due to inadequate foreplay, poor sexual technique, sexual anxiety, menopause, recent childbirth (due to both reduced libido and physical vaginal injuries), breast feeding (due to reduced hormone levels), Sjogren's syndrome and scleroderma.
  • Menopausal symptoms? - e.g. palpitations, hot flushes, night sweats, lightheadedness, dry skin, dry vagina, mood change. The estrogen withdrawal in menopause causes atrophic vaginitis (thinning and dryness of the vaginal skin) which predisposes to vaginal candidiasis and genital itch.
  • Vaginal discharge? - may suggest pelvic inflammatory disease (may be an offensive, pus-like vaginal discharge), Candida vaginal infection (usually white curd like vaginal discharge), trichomoniasis vaginal infection, Chlamydia or gonorrhea vaginal infections.
  • Pain with urination? - may suggest urethritis (due to Chlamydia or gonorrhea) or cystitis (infection of the bladder).
  • Genital ulcers? - usually suggest herpes simplex virus 1 or 2, usually painful. Less common causes of genital ulcers include syphilis (primary chancre of treponema pallidum often painless), chancroid (Haemophilus decreyi, usually painful), donovanosis (granulomona inguinale due to calymmatobacterium granulomatis, relatively painless) and lymphogranuloma venereum (due to Chlamydia trachomatis, usually painless).
  • more symptoms...»

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Medications or substances causing Painful intercourse:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Painful intercourse as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

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Organs affected by Painful intercourse:

The list of organs typically affected by Painful intercourse may include, but is not limited to:

Detailed list of causes of Painful intercourse

The list below shows some of the causes of Painful intercourse mentioned in various sources:

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How Common are these Causes of Painful intercourse?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Painful intercourse. Of the 110 causes of Painful intercourse that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 7 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 9 causes are "common" diseases
  • 4 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 1 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 12 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 89 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 110 causes of Painful intercourse

Conditions listing symptoms: Painful intercourse:

The following list of conditions have 'Painful intercourse' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Allen-Masters syndrome ... pain during intercourse, dyspareunia
  • Atrophic vaginitis ... painful intercourse
  • Autoimmune Endometriosis ... Dyspareunia
  • Autoimmune Interstitial Cystitis ... Dyspareunia

    B

  • Bacterial vaginosis ... painful intercourse
  • Bartholin's cyst ... intercourse discomfort

    C

  • Cervical Cancer ... painful sex
  • Chancroid ... painful intercourse

    D

  • Dyspareunia ... pain after sexual intercourse, dyspareunia

    E

  • Endometrial Cancer ... Pain during intercourse
  • Endometrial conditions ... Dyspareunia
  • Endometriosis ... pain after sexual activity (dyspareunia)

    F

  • Female infertility ... Dyspareunia
  • Female sexual conditions ... Dyspareunia

    G

  • Genital system cancer ... Dyspareunia
  • Gulf War syndrome ... sexual discomfort
  • Gynaecological conditions ... Dyspareunia

    I

  • Interstitial cystitis ... pain during sexual intercourse, Painful sexual intercourse

    M

  • Menopause ... pain during intercourse, painful sexual intercourse

    N

  • Non-Specific Urethritis ... pain during intercourse

    O

  • Ovarian cysts ... pain during sexual intercourse, painful sexual intercourse

    P

  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease ... pain from intercourse

    R

  • Renal nutcracker syndrome ... dyspareunia

    S

  • Sexual neuropathy ... Painful intercourse
  • Sjogren's Syndrome ... painful intercourse

    T

  • Testicle disorders ... Painful intercourse
  • Trichomoniasis ... discomfort during intercourse, dyspareunia

    U

  • Urethral cancer ... painful sex
  • Uterine Cancer ... Pain during intercourse
  • Uterine fibroids ... pain during sexual intercourse
  • Uterine sarcoma ... Dyspareunia

    V

  • Vagina cancer ... painful sex, painful sexual intercourse, Dyspareunia
  • Vagina conditions ... Painful intercourse
  • Vaginal candidiasis ... Painful intercourse
  • Vaginitis ... sexual intercourse discomfort
  • Virilising ovarian tumour ... Dyspareunia
  • Vulvar vestibulitis syndrome ... Pain during intercourse, Dyspareunia

    X

  • XK aprosencephaly ... Painful intercourse

    Y

  • Yolk sack tumour ... Dyspareunia

    Conditions listing complications: Painful intercourse:

    The following list of conditions have 'Painful intercourse' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    A

  • Acute (or transient) urinary incontinence ... Pain during intercourse

    L

  • Lichen sclerosis et atrophicus ... painful sexual intercourse

    S

  • Stress incontinence ... Pain during intercourse

    U

  • Urinary Incontinence ... Pain during intercourse

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    • Causes of Painful intercourse Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Painful intercourse based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Painful intercourse?

    Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Painful intercourse, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.

    Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

    Classifications of Painful intercourse:

    Subtypes of Painful intercourse:

    Dyspareunia (16 causes), Painful sexual intercourse (4 causes)

    Medical Conditions associated with Painful intercourse:

    Intercourse symptoms (101 causes), Sexual pain (93 causes), Vaginal pain (44 causes), Pain (5444 causes), Vaginal symptoms (142 causes), Sexual symptoms (1531 causes), Female sexual symptoms (438 causes), Genital symptoms (468 causes), Sensations (5701 causes), Nerve symptoms (6033 causes), Common symptoms (7505 causes)

    Symptoms related to Painful intercourse:

    Bleeding after sex (12 causes), Sexual pain (93 causes), Sexual symptoms (1531 causes), Dyspareunia (16 causes), Endometriosis, Atrophic vaginitis, Vaginal cysts, Bartholin's cyst, Vaginismus, Cervicitis (2 causes), Pelvic inflammatory disease (2 causes), Ovarian cysts (5 causes), Fibroids, Ectopic pregnancy, Vaginal injury, Urethral caruncle, vulvitis, genital warts (5 causes), hematoma of clitoris, vulvodynia

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