His and Her Health

Hi

I have had VVS for almost 8 years , The pain has always been pretty constant..Burning pain on intercourse , pressure and touch - It started off gradually and got worse and worse .. I had just changed Contraceptive pills when It first started .

I have had one period of a few months where it went away , not sure why .

because I find that my pain changed with my cycle I suspected it may be hormonal so I started on lots of herbs and vitamins to try and regulate my periods ( thinking it might help) ..

It HAS changed the pain , its now worse than ever - and what I am finding really strange is that my menstrual blood BURNS me worse than anything now ! Like I am suddenly allergic to it or something

I can deal with it by making sure I use tampons ( go figure?)I just don't really understand it ?

The other symptoms I have is ultra tight and sore Glute muscles ( like I have done a workout ) which are always there night and day . ..

Anyone else experience this ? Dr Goldstein do you have any experience with this ? ..

Thanks so much

Em

It is possible you are a "butt gripper" meaning you are clenching the glut muscles. Do you have any low back pain? I have a former patient whom when all her other symptoms were pretty much gone she did notice some burning during menstruation (from the bleeding) and she too used a tampon to stop that irritation (but was not able to use a tampon due to muscle pain prior to PT).

Hi , thanks for the reply .. Yep I do clench my butt all the time , I did some Biofeedback a few years ago so I am sometimes aware when I do it and try to relax them .. It is very achy and sore all the time .. What I would like to know is is this secondary to VVS or the other way around ? I can't really see how tight muscles can cause creams etc to burn me? ..

If some of the tight muscles are in the area of the vestibule (near the perineum and underlying the labia) then they may be causing burning sensation. The tightness may be impinging on the nerves. That being said, you probably also have many nerve endings on the surface of the skin that are causing burning.

BTW, it may take more than biofeedback to stop the butt gripping.