Too tight. Too loose. Sexual problems sometimes seem akin to Goldilocks\u2019 too hot and too cold porridge. But while women with a loose vagina are looking for a heightened sexual experience, women dealing with a too-tight vagina often deal with pain during sex. Thankfully, there is a happy medium and various solutions to the problem.<\/p>\n
Pain during sex or dyspareunia is common among sexually inexperienced, post-partum and menopausal women. Although it\u2019s common, sex should not be painful and there are various treatment options depending upon the root cause of the condition.<\/p>\n
When the vagina is too tight during sex it can make the experience not just unpleasant but very painful. What\u2019s causing this issue?<\/p>\n
You feel aroused and ready yet as soon as your partner begins to enter, your vagina tightens up. If this is your experience during sex you may have vaginismus. This psychological condition impedes a woman\u2019s ability to relax during penetration and causes the vaginal muscles to involuntarily spasm.<\/p>\n
In nearly all cases of vaginismus there is nothing physically wrong with the vagina or vulva. Some women with a history of sexual abuse may associate sexual intercourse with pain and may involuntarily tense up before or during penetration. Other women may have no abusive past but emotional issues of surrounding sex. Or women may have had painful sexual experiences that they can\u2019t overcome.<\/p>\n