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Painful sex is a seldom talked about, but frequent problem in women. Generally speaking painful sex, also called dysparunia ,  as women age is due to VVA , the most prominent symptom of what is now more accurately called genitourinary syndrome (GUS) of menopause. It is due to lower levels of estrogen, and decreasing male hormones, even those of the adrenal gland. Making use of the fact that adrenal hormones themselves can affect the vaginal tissue, and the fact that some of the male hormones are converted to estrogen there is now a new treatment, DHEA that has been shown to be effective according to a new study published in Menopause . The pH of the vagina and the lining of the vagina are the first things to change, and in fact there can be secondary frequent infections that can be causing the actual quick onset of significant pain with sex. To some extent the routine treatments for infection will offer some help won't work as well unless the underlying hormonal problem of VV...

Vulvodynia is  the syndrome of unexplained vulvar pain and many women also have sexual dysfunction at the same time. The signs of vulvodynia are rawness, sting, irritation and or burning of the vaginal opening and surrounding tissues. It can be a source of psychological distress as well as even tampon insertion can be uncomfortable. Other women describe being unable to wear tight pants. There are apparently subtypes of vulvodynia, and one is vulvar vestibulitis.  Women who have pain at attempted intercourse when there is no infection may be suffering from vulvar vestibulitis. This is a confusing disorder of local vulvar pain, a sensation of irritation probably causes the feeling of rawness, and a chronic condition of vulvar tissues that are so paper thin they are prone to tearing. Women may complain of stinging, burning, and a hypersensitivity to touch, but about 15% of women describe the pain as knifelike . There is no known cause but we think that chronic infections, par...