Post-Coital Burning Pain and Pain at Micturition: Early Symptoms of Partial Vaginismus With or Without Vulvar Vestibulitis?

Authors: Engman, Maria¹; Wijma, Klaas¹; Wijma, Barbro¹

Source: Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, Volume 34, Number 5, October 2008 , pp. 413-428(16)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

Twenty-four women with partial vaginismus with or without vulvar vestibulitis participated in a semi-structured telephone interview concerning early signs and development of their pain symptoms during/after intercourse. At the onset of the problem, pain after intercourse was more common than pain during penetration. Pain intensity during penetration increased from the onset of the problem to when the women ceased having intercourse. Pain during penetration lasted for 1 minute, and was most often described as sharp/incisive/bursting, while pain after intercourse had a duration of 2 hours and was described as burning and/or smarting. Post-coital pain during micturition was described by 70% of the women.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/00926230802156210

Affiliations: 1: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden

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