Contents:
- Medical Video: Endometriosis
- Why does endometriosis make pain during intercourse?
- How to deal with pain during sex when you have endometriosis
- 1. Try different sex positions
- 2. Don't forget to use lubricants
- 3. Look for alternative sex activities
- 4. Open with your partner
- 5. Other tips
Medical Video: Endometriosis
For women with endometriosis, chronic inflammation caused by these conditions can make extraordinary pain during sex. But don't worry. Having endometriosis should not prevent you from enjoying sex with your beloved partner. First read the tips below.
Why does endometriosis make pain during intercourse?
Endometriosis occurs when the tissue that usually lines your uterus begins to grow outside. Symptoms of endometriosis include heavy menstrual bleeding, painful menstruation, and sometimes including complaints of pain during sex.
The pain arises because penetration and other movements during sexual intercourse can attract and stretch endometrial tissue. For some women, sexual intercourse can exacerbate pain in the lower abdomen.
How to deal with pain during sex when you have endometriosis
Having endometriosis is not an obstacle for you to be able to have sex. There are various ways that you can do to prevent or relieve pain during sex due to endometriosis.
1. Try different sex positions
If you have endometriosis, the classic position of missionaries tends to cause pain easily because your uterus is tilted and the penetration is too deep to suppress the uterus.
To work around this, try changing your love routine woman on top, doggy style or spooning (both lying sideways but women turned their backs on men, while men embraced women and entered from behind). If you want to keep making love with the missionary position, try tucking a pillow that is rather thick under the woman's hips so that the position of her pelvis is raised.
In addition, try a rhythm that is slower but still comfortable during sex. Slow sex helps women be more able to adjust the speed and depth of penetration so that it is not too painful.
2. Don't forget to use lubricants
Some women who suffer from endometriosis can complain of pain during sex because the vagina is too dry.
This can be overcome by using water-based sex lubricants. Lubricants help the penetration process run smoothly and smoothly without pain. Use it as needed first, and you can add it over time if you feel the need.
3. Look for alternative sex activities
Sex does not always have to be interpreted as penetration of the penis into the vagina. There are many other types of sexual activity that you can try with your partner when penetration is painful. For example by kissing, petting (swiping genitals), to oral sex.
Before experimenting, talk to your partner about things that can arouse you and which ones don't. Let yourself enjoy passion and intimacy in a variety of different ways.
4. Open with your partner
Sincere and open communication is the key to a healthy and pleasant sex life. Never hesitate to tell your partner that you have endometriosis, and so he stops at that time if you start feeling sick during sex. Ask him to slow down his rhythm or change other techniques.
5. Other tips
There are a number of additional tips that women can do with endometriosis to reduce pain during sex.
- Having sexual relations at certain times of the month. This may be a week after ovulation or within 2 weeks after menstruation.
- Extend timeforeplay to increase the amount of natural lubrication before penetration.
- Take painkillers (paracetamol or ibuprofen) one hour before sex.
- Practice for soft and slow penetration.
- Take a warm bath before having sex.
- Prepare yourself if there is bleeding after intercourse such as providing a small towel or tissue near you.
- Consult a gynecologist and / or sex therapy to deal with the effects of endometriosis.
