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Physical causes of painful intercourse differ, depending on whether the pain occurs at entry or with deep thrusting. Emotional factors might be associated with many types of painful intercourse.

A) Entry pain: Pain during penetration might be associated with a range of factors, including:

1. Not enough lubrication. This is often the result of not enough foreplay. A drop in estrogen levels after menopause or childbirth or during breastfeeding also can be a cause.

2. Certain medications are known to affect sexual desire or arousal, which can decrease lubrication and make sex painful. These include antidepressants, high blood pressure medications, sedatives, antihistamines, and certain birth control pills.

3. Injury, trauma, or irritation. This includes injury or irritation from an accident, pelvic surgery, female circumcision, or a cut made during childbirth to enlarge the birth canal (episiotomy).

4. Inflammation, infection, or skin disorder. An infection in your genital area or urinary tract can cause painful intercourse. Eczema or other skin problems in your genital area also can be a problem.

5. Vaginismus. These involuntary spasms of the muscles of the vaginal wall can make penetration painful.

6. A problem present at birth. Not having a fully formed vagina (vaginal agenesis) or the development of a membrane that blocks the vaginal opening (imperforate hymen) could cause dyspareunia.

B) Deep pain: Deep pain usually occurs with deep penetration. It might be worse in certain positions. Causes include:

1. Certain illnesses and conditions. The list includes endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, uterine prolapse, retroverted uterus, uterine fibroids, cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome, pelvic floor dysfunction, adenomyosis, hemorrhoids, and ovarian cysts.

2. Surgeries or medical treatments. Scarring from pelvic surgery, including hysterectomy, can cause painful intercourse. Medical treatments for cancer, such as radiation and chemotherapy, can cause changes that make sex painful.

C) Emotional factors: Emotions are deeply intertwined with sexual activity, so they might play a role in sexual pain. Emotional factors include:

1. Psychological issues. Anxiety, depression, concerns about your physical appearance, fear of intimacy, or relationship problems can contribute to a low level of arousal and resulting discomfort or pain.

2. Stress. Your pelvic floor muscles tend to tighten in response to stress in your life. This can contribute to pain during intercourse.

3. History of sexual abuse. Not everyone with dyspareunia has a history of sexual abuse, but if you have been abused, it can play a role.

4. It can be difficult to tell whether emotional factors are associated with dyspareunia. Initial pain can lead to fear of recurring pain, making it difficult to relax, which can lead to more pain. You might start avoiding sex if you associate it with pain.

It may be either primary or secondary:

1. Primary dysmenorrhea. This occurs when you first start your period and continues throughout your life. It is usually life-long. It can cause severe and frequent menstrual cramping from severe and abnormal uterine contractions.

2. Secondary dysmenorrhea. This type is due to some physical cause. It usually starts later in life. It may be caused by another medical condition, such as pelvic inflammatory disease or endometriosis.

1. High blood pressure.
2. Polycystic kidney disease.
3. Diabetes (both type 1 and 2).
4. Inflammation of the filtering units in the kidneys called glomeruli.
5. Inflammation of the kidney’s tubules and the structures around them.
6. Enlarged prostate.
7. Some types of cancer.
8. Kidney stones block the urinary tract for a prolonged period of time
kidney infections that recur.

1. Blood tests. Your provider looks at a sample of your blood for signs of infection or autoimmune disorders.
2. Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG). Your provider may use small electrodes on your body to see how well your heart is working. This is to make sure a heart problem isn’t causing your chest pain.
3. Imaging tests. Your provider takes pictures of your lungs using X-rays, CT scans, and ultrasounds to help them figure out what’s causing your pain.
4. Fluid testing (thoracentesis). Your provider inserts a small needle into the area around your lungs and removes fluid. They examine the fluid for signs of infection or clues to other causes of pleurisy.
5. Thoracoscopy. Your provider uses a small, lighted tube with a camera to look inside your lungs and find any problems.
6. Chest X-rays can’t show pleurisy directly, but they can give your provider clues about what might be causing your symptoms, like fluid around the lungs (pleural effusion) or an infection (pneumonia).

Symptoms normally come on almost immediately and commonly begin with chest pain. Other signals that the problem may be a collapsed lung are:

1. Sharp, stabbing chest pain that worsens when trying to breathe in.
2. Shortness of breath.
3. Bluish skin caused by a lack of oxygen.
4. Fatigue.
5. Rapid breathing and heartbeat.
6. A dry, hacking cough.