Causes of Dyspareunia

Why does sex hurt so much?  Well your pelvic floor has just endured a fair bit of strain popping out your cute little cherub.  So there are a number of causes for your pain:

• Strain or injury to your pelvic floor muscles or nerves
• Tear to your perineum and resulting stitches to repair your perineum
  
• Scar tissue that can develop from an injury or stitches

Any of these can make it painful to have sex – at least until they heal.  And that’s the amazing thing about a woman’s pelvic floor: its uncanny ability to heal.  And like any injury to your body, it’s just a matter of time.  Keep in mind everyone heals in their own time.  For some moms its a few weeks, for others a few months and for a number of moms, healing can take even longer – and it’s all perfectly normal.

“One study showed that 17% of women reported still having pain with intercourse at six months after delivery.
- Dr. Roger Goldberg Ever Since I Had My Baby.

So take the pressure off yourself and forget about the horizontal tango,
just for now.

Its not all bad news!
Can you believe there are some moms who will enjoy sex MORE after they’ve had a baby!  It’s a fact, 25% of new moms will have a bigger smile on their faces after they’ve popped out their first baby, writes Dr. Roger Goldberg in Ever Since I Had My Baby!  So hang in there while your pelvic floor heals.  You could be one of those lucky moms who hit the jackpot!!