Dr. Eve Answers:
Painful penetration is a big problem for many women and of course their partners. It is frequent, with at least 13% of pre menopausal women complaining of this problem. The number increases significantly as women enter menopause- but that's about loss of hormones plus relationship difficulties.
Yes there is research that shows a strong correlation between painful penetration and the oral contraceptive. Track if this is true for your wife: see if there is any connection between the time she started the Pill to the time the pain started. it is advisable for women like your wife to go off the Pill due to pain. But...
and herein lies the complexity of women's sexuality. You state this pain only started when you married - what does this mean?? There was no painful penetration pre maritally? were you having full penetrative intercourse at this time? Perhaps she was experiencing pain and you never noticed and she never said. If this is, however, new pain, unrelated to the Pill , then you both want to get checked for infections as infections cause pain. Your wife must go to a gynae for a examination and assessment. The longer you wait, the higher the burden of pain becomes: this pain can lead to other kinds of vaginal pain disorders and you will have double trouble.
I can hear your impatience - this will also increase her levels of pain as anxiety and relationship distress causes pain. Please both get to a gynae asap.
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