When Sex Is Painful

Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City and she answers your medical questions at EMandLO.com every few weeks. To ask her your own question, click here.

Dear Dr. Kate,

Okay, well here it goes. I really like sex. But my vagina doesn’t, I guess that is how I can put it. Sometimes in the middle of sex I just get really dry all of a sudden and it starts hurting a lot. Or, when I have a little orgasm (and I mean just two to three minutes into sex I get off from my clit or something else), my vagina starts to hurt. Not on the inside, like I got poked too hard or anything, it starts to get sore and burn a little on the inside of just the lips, and only when I try to continue to get off again.

Also, I am only 22 years old, should I be getting off that fast? And how come my vajajay doesn’t want to keep going after a tiny orgasm? I have been tested for STDs and I am clean, and I have tried a couple different types of condoms, thinking it’s that, but it still happens. What do you think could be wrong with my vajayajy?

– Love Hurts

Dear L.H.,

I don’t think anything is wrong with your vagina — I think she’s just having a tough time keeping up with you! If intercourse starts out okay, and becomes painful after a while, I think you’re losing your lubrication. Sometimes our natural lubrication doesn’t last as long as intercourse — it doesn’t mean that you’re not aroused, or that you don’t want to continue, it’s just a mismatch between moisture and timing. A little supplementation can do wonders — either use lube at the start of sex, or once things become uncomfortable, take a break and apply some lube. The only other thing to try is a polyurethane condom, in case you’re having a reaction to latex condoms. As for how fast you get off: yay for orgasms, especially fast ones! There’s nothing wrong with climaxing quickly.

– Dr. KateGynotalk

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