What is Painful sexual intercourse?

It is when women feel pain before, during, or after having sexual intercourse, which can be caused by multiple causes, ranging from physiological and medical factors to psychological ones.

Dyspareunia or painful sexual intercourse is a condition that many women have suffered at some point in their lives.

There are several reasons why a woman may feel pain during penetration, either at the moment the penis enters or when deepening the penetration, including:

Lubrication problems due to lack of arousal, menopause, breastfeeding, intake of antidepressants, antihistamines, sedatives, and other drugs.
Trauma and injuries resulting from accidents or surgeries.
Kidney or urinary tract infections.
Inflammatory skin disorders.
Vaginal spasms (vaginismus).
Congenital genital defects.
Endometriosis.
Pelvic inflammatory disease.
Uterine prolapse.
Irritable bowel syndrome.
Hemorrhoids and ovarian cysts.
Chemotherapy.
Radiation therapy.
Anxiety.
Depression.
Stress.
Low self-esteem.
Having suffered sexual abuse.

Signs and symptoms Painful sexual intercourse

The characteristics of the pain are:

On penetration.
During each penetrating movement.
When reaching deep penetration.
Burning.
Painful stabbing after intercourse, which can last several hours.

Diagnosis and treatment Painful sexual intercourse

Once the doctor analyzes your symptoms and medical history, they will ask you a series of questions about your sex life and the nature of the pain you are experiencing.

Additionally, they will perform a physical examination, including a pelvic exam, an ultrasound, and other tests that the specialist deems necessary to determine the cause.

The treatment to follow will be established depending on the origin of the pain but usually includes:

Medication.
Desensitization therapy.
Sex therapy.
Psychological therapy.

Comprehensive women’s health is our priority at the Women’s Center, so we offer services focused on women in all their chronological stages with the highest standards of care to improve their quality of life, through a wide range of prevention, diagnosis, timely treatment, and follow-up services.

Related centers and departments

Women’s Center
Radiology and Molecular Imaging
Clinical Laboratory

Fuentes:

intimina.com
elsevier.es
cun.es
topdoctors.es
mayoclinic.org
medlineplus.gov
clevelandclinic.org
msdmanuals.com
medigraphic.com

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Comparison of COVID-19 vaccines

Pfizer-
BioNTech

Pfizer-BioNTech

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Vaccine type: mRNA
Effectiveness: 95% after the second dose in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.

No Does not contain egg, latex, or preservatives.

How many doses are needed?
Two doses are needed, at least 21 days apart (or up to six weeks apart, if necessary).

Who should or shouldn’t get the vaccine?
People who should receive the vaccine are those over 16 years old.
People who should not receive the vaccine are those who have a history of anaphylactic shock (severe allergy) or who are allergic to any component of this vaccine such as polyethylene glycol (PEG) or polysorbate.

What are the possible side effects of the vaccine?
Pain where the injection was given, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, chills, joint pain, fever, nausea, malaise, and swollen lymph nodes.

How long will it take for me to be protected and what does it protect me from?
After 14 days of having the complete scheme (after the administration of the 2nd dose), the protection period is still under study. It protects us from serious COVID-19 or requiring hospitalization.

Moderna

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Vaccine type: mRNA
Effectiveness: 94.5% after the second dose in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.

Does not contain egg, latex, or preservatives.

How many doses are needed?
Two doses are needed, at least 28 days apart (or up to six weeks apart, if necessary).

Who should or shouldn’t get the vaccine?
People who should receive the vaccine are those over 18 years old.
People who should not receive the vaccine are those who have a history of anaphylactic shock (severe allergy) or who are allergic to any component of this vaccine.

What are the possible side effects of the vaccine?
Pain where the injection was given, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, chills, joint pain, fever, nausea, and swollen lymph nodes in the arm in which you received the injection.

Janssen/
Johnson
& Johnson

Janssen/ Johnson & Johnson

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Vector-based vaccine.
Effectiveness: 72.0% in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.
85% in the prevention of severe COVID-19.

Does not contain egg, latex, or preservatives./strong>

How many doses are needed?
Only one dose in needed.

What are the possible side effects of the vaccine?
Pain where the injection was given, headache, fatigue, muscle pain, chills, fever, and nausea.

How long will it take for me to be protected and what does it protect me from?
After 28 days of having the complete scheme (the last dose applied), the protection period is still under study. It protects us from 85% serious COVID-19 or requiring hospitalization.

AstraZeneca
and
Oxford
University

AstraZeneca and Oxford University

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Adenovirus vector-based vaccine.
Effectiveness: 82% after the second dose in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.

How many doses are needed?
Two doses are needed, at least 56 days apart (or up to 84 days apart, if necessary).

What are the possible side effects of the vaccine?
Pain where the injection was given, fatigue, headache, myalgia, arthralgia, and fever, which were mild to moderate in intensity and disappeared within 48 hours of vaccination.

Sputnik V

What is its effectiveness and what does it refer to?

Adenovirus vector-based vaccine.
Effectiveness: 92% after the second dose in the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19.

How many doses are needed?
Two doses are needed, at least 21 days apart (or up to six weeks apart, if necessary).

What is Painful sexual intercourse?

Signs and symptoms Painful sexual intercourse

Diagnosis and treatment Painful sexual intercourse

Related centers and departments

Fuentes:

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