Psychologists help with pelvic pain.
If you are on this page you are no doubt upset and frustrated with the inability to have comfortable, enjoyable pain-free sex. Painful sex is more common than you may realize, and there is treatment and hope.
Sex therapists can help manage sexual pain disorders such as:
- Vaginismus (spasm of the vagina that prevents penetration)
- Painful intercourse (dyspareunia)
- Vulvodynia (pain in the area surrounding the entrance to the vagina)
- Endometriosis
- Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD)
- Interstitial cystitis (painful bladder syndrome)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Pain after cancer treatment
- Pain after labor or C-section
- Prostatitis (male pain disorder)
- Pudendal neuralgia
Treatment is based on current research in the field and may include a few or all of the following:
- Education about the pelvic floor
- Relaxation techniques
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Couples therapy
- Sex therapy