I've had personal experience with this subject.
Woman with Crohns disease, Fibromyalgia may suffer from numerous bladder infections as well as painful intercourse.
There are new findings regarding this.
Trigger points are bundles of muscles all knotted up.....in order to release them they are injected or manipulated by a skilled therapist.
The vaginal floor is a road map of muscles that all converge in your pelvic.
Get these muscles into the same disfunction such as your back muscles, or tension head ache muscles...all need release. Same goes for the vaginal muscles. A few sessions with a Physical Therapist who's studied these muscle groups and has experience with this will be able to stop this pain completly.
Also stops the bladder infections as well!
Do a Google search on the web for painful intercourse and physical therapy to read up on this.
Blessings,cheryl

Thank you for posting the info! It's bound to help someone - even if you don't see many replies. But... I betcha, there are people whom can relate, though it might be that what they are most familiar with (terms touted) or feelings may be known by various clinical names.

A lady friend of mine has had this problem for years. She contributes it to a prolapsed uterus. I've read where this can be correct by surgery or possibly improved with Kegels especially if a spring loaded workout thing a ma bob is used. It has really been a psychological nightmare for her over the years being married and wanting to participate but dreading the pain.

Clicked on the subject out of curiosity...put in my two cents.

Thanks for your inputzz.
The type of pain can differ depending on the problem(s).
The pain I am referring to is the feeling of intense pain, feels as if anything larger than a tampon is way too large....all the wine, dance and song...along with a Industrial sized dose of lubrication in the world does nothing to help as its not a matter of insertion. Its a muscular tightening that is happening. Muscles that are knotted and tense.
The only releif is sessions with a physical therapist who does vaginal trigger point therapy.
I am finding that this is more common than anyone could imagine.
But thankfully my husband is a wonderful and supportive person. I just wish I didn't have to bother with all these therapy treatments for my body falling apart piece by piece.
I will do some more research on this subject and post the websights that explains this issue.....I had all this on the old BT.
Blessings, cheryl

cheryl, sorry to read of this problem.

Many GYN's don't know to look for a vaginal septum or a double cervex, which will cause the symptoms you describe. In addition to these, other abnormalaties can include septate uterus and bi-cornate uterus, but these shouldn't make sex painful - they may complicate childbirth though.

I had all of the above... combined. Wierd, huh?

You might ask your Dr. about these.

good luck,
Anne

Crytearszzzz,

You mention bladder infections. My urologist put me on a vaginal cream with estrace (estrogen) in addition to the estrace pill I take each morning. According to him, lack of estrogen is a major cause of painful sex. Just FYI.

nancy-h

grrrrrr!!!!!! my pain is caused by drs either joke or stupidity not sure which. Have tried to talk to ppl about it and they just laugh and joke. My doctor I had last exam with said that dr who did surgery (hystorectomy and was not vaginal surgery either), tried to make me smaller vaginally. People laugh when I say that but it is not funny It is very painful and what the hell is someone messing around with size down there when they have my gut split wide open? ok enough srry
guess just triggered crap up here.

Good Post.
Pelvic pain can come from Myofascial trigger points as you mentioned. Not only from the vaginal muscles but may also result from abdominal, leg adductor, glutes and paraspinal muscles.

Men can also have pelvic and Rock pain secondary to the same muscles "less the vaginal muscles".

Most PTs are not trained extensivly in in myofascial realease techniques. This training is usually post graduate CEU's in the form of workshops.

There is a group that trains 500 plus hours in this type of release called Myofascial trigger point therapist. Myofascial Trigger points are not usually PTs but can be. You can locate a Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist at the National association of Myofascial Trigger Point therapist.

I have been dealing with this issue for quite some time. I am now getting triggerpoint injections in the pelvic area to help calm it down. It helps for awhile but we are doing a series of them in hopes that it will calm it down completely.

I have also had therapy but a therapist that knew how to deal with this kind of problem. She is so far away from me though I had to quit going after my caregiver quit taking me.

I haven't been diagnosed yet. I have been to my Gyno, Urologist and my PCP and none of them know what is going on with me. I do have IC but I have it under some control. I use zylocaine for the bladder pain.

Ada

I've suffered for years with vaginal pain and interstitial cystitis (constantly feeling like I have to go to the bathroom [pressure], even when I don't, and going constangly, but no infection). I never realized that they were connected. So is my irritable bowel. I'm finding that Elmiron is helping my bladder issues. But mostly, diet helps me. Some foods cause the vaginal pain to flare up (like carrots, brown rice, nuts). Also, Lidocaine (weird as that sounds) - I put a small amount in vaginally daily (well, I try to do that). I have had times where I just cried from the pain when we tried to have sex. Now, I have times where it's far less painful and I can kind of enjoy it. It's a really difficult issue, but I have learned that there's more than one thing going on to cause it. I wish I could find a therapist to do pelvic floor on my health plan, but none so far in Florida. Thanks, Susan