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By Tracee Cornforth, About.com Guide to Women's Health since 1997

Pain During Sexual Intercourse

Monday September 8, 2003
Why Is Sexual Intercourse Painful? What You Need to Know About Physical Causes of Pain and Discomfort During Vaginal Penetration
Do you sometimes or always experience pain during sexual intercourse or vaginal penetration? Sex should be a pleasurable experience, if it brings you only pain then you should find out what the culprit might be so that you can begin to experience the joy that sex was meant to be. Here's a look at some of the most common causes of painful sexual intercourse.

Comments

March 22, 2008 at 5:28 am
(1) Zowie Osborne says:

Why do I keep getting bad pains in lower part of my stomach when i have sexual intercourse

July 1, 2008 at 6:07 pm
(2) ouch says:

i have bad pains in my lower stomache too and we have to stop having sex cause it hurts everytime i push down and it gets deeper in there.

June 27, 2009 at 4:12 pm
(3) ttee says:

it hurts everytime he goes to far in or if he pushes up until the point that we have to stop and i then start to have alot of gas. Its hurts alot when i am on top.

August 26, 2009 at 10:32 pm
(4) tweet tweet says:

I have severe stomach and gas pains.. my stomach pains start when I’m in the “missionary” position. An the gas pains.. in my rectal area.. when I’m on all 4’s *hint… just wondering what causes the pain like that.. when your having vaginal intercourse. Plz! help.

September 14, 2009 at 4:07 pm
(5) Need Help says:

It doesn’t happen all the time but once the pain starts, OMG….I start to feel weak, then the cold sweat starts, then the throwing up follows then the feeling cold finishes it up. The pain continues but it feels like my uterus is moving around in my belly. I NEED HELP!!

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