What can I do if I feel pain during sex?

If her doctor doesn't evaluate it to her satisfaction or doesn't try to at least help her get at the root cause of it, then she

should find another doctor. [BRIGHT MUSIC]

Well, a lot of women experience pain during sex. In fact, this survey that we did showed that over 50% of women

complain of painful intercourse at some point, whether that's occasionally or in a chronic manner.

And the first thing that women need to know is that painful sex is never acceptable. It doesn't always mean there's a major problem.

Sometimes they can have occasional or intermittent pain, and it will go away spontaneously. And, obviously, that's preferable.

But if a woman is experiencing pain and it doesn't go away or if it's severe, she needs to speak to her doctor

and get a thorough physical exam. And if her doctor doesn't evaluate it to her satisfaction or doesn't try to at least help her

get at the root cause of it, then she should find another doctor. But we see patients all the time who complain of vaginal pain or pelvic pain with intercourse,

and it could be from a range of factors. It could be from psychological trauma in the past or emotional issues. It could be from something as simple

as vaginal dryness, which could be hormonal. It could even be a side effect of some medications. There could be some infection going on.

There could be scar tissue. There's a really long list of factors that can cause pain with sex.

So really the important thing is to have a thorough exam to try to pinpoint what the cause of the problem is

and then to attempt some treatment. [AUDIO LOGO]