Pain During Intercourse and Chronic Pelvic Pain for Women
Bladder, Stomach and Bowel Issues
Leaky Bladder during Intercourse From Paul’s Column.
Sex and the Bladder A .pdf on bladder issues by pelvic physio expert Talli Rosenbaum.
Stomach and Bowel-Related Sexual Pain or Discomfort during Intercourse A .pdf on stomach and bowel issues by pelvic physio expert Talli Rosenbaum.
Female Sexual Pain
When Sex Hurts Definitely THE place to start. Written by highly respected leaders in the field: Andrew Goldstein, Caroline Pukall and Irwin Goldstein. These are the same three authors who wrote the authoritative "Female Sexual Pain Disorders" listed below.
Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and Management PLEASE, look at the price before hitting Buy-Now With One-Click. An excellent book, but see if your local library can get it for you.
Experiencing Pelvic Pain? A brief but helpful overview from the Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health.
Patient Education Booklet from the International Pelvic Pain Society.
Vaginitis
Vaginitis is a term that can include vaginismus, painful intercourse, dyspareunia, and pelvic floor dysfunction.
Vaginitis This is a .pdf on vaginitis from the Women’s Sexual Health Journal.
Vaginismus
Vaginismus is vaginal tightness that causes discomfort, burning, pain and can result in intercourse being impossible or painful even though the woman desires it.
Vaginismus.Com This is the very competent, thorough and helpful site founded by Lisa and Mark Carter. Vaginismus.com is THE site to begin with for all things vaginismus. Plan to spend several hours.
What Is Vaginismus? A brief but excellent summary by Dr. Myrtle at A Woman's Touch.
Vaginismus Awareness Network "A women-led, non-profit site to raise awareness on vaginismus, understand its causes, give tips on self-treatment, break myths causing painful sex or difficult insertions and offer facts and opinions to women, their partners and gynaecologists, to stop the suffering and exploitation linked with this misunderstood sexual issue."
Vulvodynia
Vulvodynia is is chronic pain of the vulva that does not have an identifiable cause.
National Vulvodynia Association A very extensive resource that includes articles by many of the top healthcare providers who specialize in treating chronic vulvar pain.
Dr. Glazer’s Vulvodynia Site By no means the best organized or most attractive website, but there’s a lot of helpful information here.
Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders Links to some of the publications by the physicians at the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders.
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