Cause of pain during intercourse?

Question

I have been having some pain during intercourse. The information I have researched identifies it as secondary (arising after a pain free period) superficial entrance (only upon entrance into the v****a) pain. I was sexually mistreated (not sure I'd use the word "abuse") by my last partner, but my new partner is a great man. I was diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis and a systemic yeast infection (not candidiasis), but both of those have been cleared up for a few months. The articles I have read list sexual trauma, recurrent yeast infections, and sexual infection as possible causes, but now that all three have been cleared up (the trauma resolved by me leaving him), I don't know what the problem could be. I feel fine once he's inside me, but it hurts tremendously (like a tearing, significantly worse than when I lost my virginity) when he is entering me. Fingers and tampons pose no problems. When I got my pap smear done nothing showed up as abnormal and the speculum was not painful. What is going on with my body?

Answer 1

you might be tensing up inside cause you know what is going to happen when it goes in. try to relax and think about something else. i had a similar problem a few months ago and for no reason at all it hurt like pins and needles and really tight when he was inside of me. i put it off for a week or so and then it gradually got better. just work around intercourse for now and take your time. i hope this helps!