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What Could Be The Cause For Vaginal Pain During Non-menstrual Days?
Hi, my girlfriend has been complaining about vaginal pain and earlier today she bled a little, I was wondering if you know anything about that? Is it normal when she s not on her period? What could cause it? I highly doubt it s an STI because I ve recently been tested and I don t have anything but I was wondering if you could help us out?
Fri, 15 May 2020
Hello,
Sometimes women will have bleeding during sex because their skin is too dry. You can help with this by taking time and/or using a lubricant.
Sometimes, a tampon will have gotten lodged in a weird way and cause some sensitivity with sex that occurs within a few weeks, as the penis pushes on that sensitive area.
And of course, you are right to wonder about an STI - that is always something to consider with pain with sex and bleeding not during the period. So one should always have a low threshold for testing.
Remember, women sometimes don't have symptoms from a STI that was given/transmitted from months before. So testing is always informative.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Lisa Baker
Sometimes women will have bleeding during sex because their skin is too dry. You can help with this by taking time and/or using a lubricant.
Sometimes, a tampon will have gotten lodged in a weird way and cause some sensitivity with sex that occurs within a few weeks, as the penis pushes on that sensitive area.
And of course, you are right to wonder about an STI - that is always something to consider with pain with sex and bleeding not during the period. So one should always have a low threshold for testing.
Remember, women sometimes don't have symptoms from a STI that was given/transmitted from months before. So testing is always informative.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Lisa Baker
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