Pain during intercourse

Read aloud

Pain during intercourse can have many different causes. Common complaints include skin irritation, the feeling that something is in the way or tearing, urine leakage, cystitis and abdominal pain. We offer solutions to this problem from a variety of disciplines.

Customer appreciation Bergman Clinics Woman

8.9 2323

Quality & safety

Personal approach

Short access times

Reimbursed by all insurers

Customer appreciation Bergman Clinics Woman

8.9 2323

Treatment pathway:

1 Causes & symptoms

2 GP referral

3 Research & diagnosis

4 Treatment

Your primary care physician is your first point of contact if you have questions or complaints about your health. If the family doctor believes you need specialist care, he or she may refer you to Bergman Clinics. The referral will be sent digitally to Bergman Clinics or you can bring the referral letter yourself.

Common complaint

Pain during intercourse is common. 20% of women (even among 20-year-olds) suffer from one or more sexual complaints. 5.5% of these women suffer from pain during intercourse (dyspareunia). A third of these women seek help for this. It can be pain at the entrance to the vagina but also deeper in the abdomen/chest. If you often experience pain during intercourse, it is logical that you will feel less desire to have sex. It is not unusual for the desire to have sex to disappear completely over time due to the pain symptoms. Our clinic investigates the causes that contribute to the pain symptoms.

Pain at the entrance to the vagina

Many women experience burning or distressing pain at the entrance to the vagina before, during or after sex. Peeing afterwards can also cause a burning sensation quite often. A possible cause of pain at the vaginal opening may be that you unconsciously tighten the pelvic floor muscles. Pain symptoms are often both cause and consequence of this unconscious tightening, which makes the entrance to the vagina narrower. This easily creates a vicious cycle: because intercourse hurts, it is natural to fear that it will hurt again next time. With this thought, the vagina becomes less moist, which in turn leads to more pain.

Deep pain

Some women experience a deep pain in the abdomen or pelvic floor during intercourse. Often this pain occurs only with a certain position. The deep pain may be caused by the penis hitting the cervix. Intestinal abnormalities such as a spastic colon, constipation or gynecological disorders (e.g., endometriosis) can also cause this type of pain. Some women experience abdominal pain or pelvic floor pain after intercourse. This may be a type of muscle pain because the pelvic floor muscles have been very tense during intercourse.

Do you recognize these complaints? Don't keep walking around with them!

Make an appointment with your primary care physician. Often an initial treatment can already be initiated by her/him. To visit our clinic you need a referral from your family doctor.

If, after reading the information on the website, you still have questions about sexual pain symptoms and possible treatments at Bergman Clinics, please feel free to call: 088 9000 500.

You can download the brochure Pelvic Floor Pain here.