Sore And Itchy a Week After Sex Posted: 07-22-06 17:15pm
I am with someone longterm, but he lives
in england and I am from ireland. We go
to uni together in wales. During this
summer, I have seen him once, and we had
lots of sex for the week -- two or three
times a day -- and I was quite sore for a
lot of the time. I thought maybe this was
because we had so much sex but it started
getting sore after only the first and
second times of doing it. Now, I have
been back for a week from england where I
was visiting him, and I am really itchy
and sore all around down there. Just
wondering what this might be? I know it's
not thrush, and I am just wondering if it
is possible to be allergic to his sperm or
semen? Is that possible? Thanks for any
advice! Sinéad
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Posted: 07-23-06 15:25pm
Could either be a vaginal infection or a
urinary tract infection (common to get
with lots of sex). Do you have to go pee
frequently and does it burn?
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Posted: 07-24-06 19:06pm
I had that not so long ago. It's sort of
ranged from swelling and tenderness around
the vaginal area, to pain when I pee.
One day it was so painful I was almost in
tears, and I just took anything I thought
might make it go away!!!! Took a sachet
of cystitis relief stuff, drank lots of
water and cranberry juice. Also had a
glass of water with a teaspoonful of
baking soda in, cos I heard this helps
lower the acidity level of the urine. It
was gone within a couple of days. It
sounds like what you have is similar to
what I had. I think it was cystitis
(urinary tract infection) so try the
things I tried.
Cystitis is common in women who are
sexually active and happens because the
urethra (in females) is only about 3
centimetres long. So when you're having
sex, if there is any bacteria whatsoever
in that area (on you or him) it can get
pushed up the urethra into the bladder
causing infection. If you want to
prevent it happening, make sure you are
both clean before intercourse, and pee
straight after sex as this flushes any
bacteria out.
As for the pain and irritation around the
vagina, I think this is just from lots of
sex!! If you are not very lubricated, or
his penis catches you at the wrong angle
this can occur.
