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Q: When Does Sex Stop Hurting?
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Carolina3152
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Becky
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lagrimas
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| I've been married for almost a month. I was a virgin when we got married, and I was prepared for sex to hurt and just basically be bad for awhile.
On the honeymoon we had sex about 4 times. We discovered I dont have a hymen or it already been broken (as there was no bleeding and no moment of intense pain). All the pain was centered around stretching me out. I was very tight down there, and now (4 weeks later) he can almost get all the way in. That pain basically subsided by the time we returned from the honeymoon. I had my period when we got back, so there was a week break with no sex. Then the first time we had sex, I think he entered a little rough, because I bled a little bit. At first I thought that had been my hymen but after having sex a few more times I think he must have torn me a little bit. When we have sex the initial entrance is killer- feels like someone is pulling my skin apart down there. And then once he gets inside me (he has to work his way in slowly before he can start the back n forth stuff) there is a new pain. When he thrusts deep (I'd say the last inch or so) it creates the most intense, horrible menstruation-type cramping I have ever had. It stretches across my entire lower abdomen. It goes away when he's done. This pain has not subsided as we've had more sex. We have tried missionary and me on top- its the same for both. We have always ended in missionary because I cant concentrate through the pain when I"m on top to help him finish. Can anybody shed some light? |
Well first of all, welcome to sex!
One month is such a short amount of time to get used to all of these new experiences, so don't feel badly that things aren't working out exactly right yet. Your body may be built for sex, but that doesn't mean that it automatically knows what to do. It takes time, practice and patience for it to run as smoothly as you'd like it to.
Are you sure that your hymen was already broken? I ask because you mentioned that after a month your husband can "almost" get all the way in. Some hymen's are just tough little beasts that take a while to break or wear down. As a matter of fact, I read once that a lot of women still have at least part of their hymen still attached until they give birth for the first time.
A lot of women have a hard time with deep penetration, so that's perfectly normal. The pain when he goes deep could be from him hitting your cervix. For some, it doesn't matter what they do, this just isn't comfortable and they have to hold off on deep penetration altogether. For others, more foreplay could help tremendously. I love foreplay, and spend at least a good solid half hour before intercourse is even introduced. There have been times when my husband and I have spent more than an hour just kissing and touching, and by the time we're ready to have intercourse, I'm so incredibly ready. It's times like these where I can have deep penetration in any position as rough as I like and it's just not going to hurt at all.
Having said all of that, I know the pain you're talking about. The first time I had sex, I didn't bleed but it did hurt. That "beginning" pain that you're talking about is so familiar, and honestly it is not the same as the "you didn't spend enough time on foreplay" pain. I could throw down in the kitchen with my husband right now, and it probably would hurt a little because I am not prepared enough, but that pain is different than the one you're describing, and I only know that because I experienced it. Honestly, it took me a few months for that to go away, and it has never come back in almost 12 years.
You may have to try more foreplay than you consider to be normal, and probably even some extra lubrication to help ease that "beginning" pain until it finally subsides. I do believe that it is only temporary.
As for the deep penetration, if it doesn't get any better, gets worse or if the pain continues even after sex, I would definitely see your gyn about it just to make sure there isn't a medical problem that needs looking into.
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