His and Her Health

Almost seven months ago I gave birth to a 9 pound baby boy very quickly, only pushing for 20 minutes. I had no episiotomy and had second degree vaginal tearing. At my six week check my Dr. found an adhesion; a fusing of tissues on my labia where an abrasion had been. She gave me a quick snip and sent me on my merry way telling me that it was rare and giving me estrogen cream to "keep the tissues healthy." I used the cream faithfully and, after another six weeks, my husband and I attempted sex. He is rather endowed and it was extremely painful, feeling too tight. We both inspected and it looks as if the adhesion has grown back. I am going to see a Dr. soon(just moved here)and I have been trying to do some research on the whole thing. I guess I want to know all about adhesions: how common are they, how are they treated, what happens when they come back, what should I expect from my Dr. etc.? I really need some feedback as we have not had sex in almost a year and it has begun to strain our relationship and depress me and I want to make sure that things heal correctly this time! Please!!!

I realize that this is an old question so I hope you read this and I hope that it helps. My sister-in-law had the same problem after she had her second baby. I really don't know all of the details but she had to have surgery to remove all of the scar tissue. She is fine now. I don't know how long it took her to heal though since it was before I knew her.

Thankx so much for replying to my message! Better late than never and I am not complaining...It really helps to know that another woman may have had a similar situation and that she is doing fine now. It gives me hopes that I will have sex again!(; If you ever get any more info about it I would really dig it if you could post it here, but just this post makes a difference! Thanks again!(:

Hello Milky-<P>Vaginal scarring and adhesions after birth are common- but it's a little unusual to have them lead to persistent pain later on. Certainly there are some changes, particularly after having such a big baby.<BR>Your new doctor should be able to address these issues, but in the meantime, I would recommend using a lubricant whenever you attempt sex (after birth for all women). It may improve on it's own, or more minor surgery may be needed.<P>Good luck!<P>------------------<BR>Supportive Guy

I am extremely interested to find out if Milky found resolution. I am having the same problem. Painful internal scarring...can't have sex after 10 months!! HELP! Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

holdthepickle, you may want to post this on the Sexual Pain forum also.The thread here is 2 years old.