Painful Sexual Intercourse

Painful intercourse can occur for reasons that range from structural problems to psychological concerns. Many women have painful intercourse at some point in their lives.

The medical term for painful intercourse is dyspareunia, defined as persistent or recurrent genital pain that occurs just before, during or after intercourse. Talk to your doctor if you're having painful intercourse. Treatments at Pain Medicine Physicians of Jacksonville focus on the cause, and help eliminate this problem.

If you have painful intercourse, you might feel:

• Pain only at sexual entry (penetration).
• Pain with every penetration, including putting in a tampon.
• Deep pain during thrusting.
• Burning pain or aching pain.
• Throbbing pain, lasting hours after intercourse.