Conditions Treated

Dyspareunia (painful sexual intercourse)

Painful sexual intercourse is a condition that plagues millions of women. Intercourse pain can be totally debilitating. Complaints range from pain at initial penetration, to pain at deep penetration, or a combination of the two.

Pain localized just inside the vagina and occurs at initial penetration is a common result of an episiotomy. Pain can also occur from labor & delivery, adhesions or scar tissue from a prior surgery, inflammation or trauma.

Pain that occurs during deep penetration is often associated with trauma or repetitive stress to the tailbone (coccyx), generally caused by a fall on the hip, back, or tailbone, labor & delivery. Other causes may include tears of the cervix combined with uterine retroversion, or endometriosis affecting the broad or uterosacral ligaments.