PAIN WITH SEX… BUT I HAVEN’T HAD A BABY

PAIN WITH SEX… BUT I HAVEN’T HAD A BABY

Have you had pain with sex? 

Have you had an injury to your pelvis or tailbone?

Do you have pain with orgasm?

Are you not sure if you’ve ever had an orgasm?

Has sex always been painful? 

Do you have PCOS or endometriosis? 

Did sex suddenly become painful?

You are not alone. 

I’ve seen countless patients with pelvic floor dysfunction (pain with sex, leaking urine, pelvic organ prolapse) who have never had children. 

Having a baby is not the only qualifier for pelvic floor dysfunction. Sometimes the dysfunction can be related to a specific event: falling on your tailbone, an injury to your pelvis, or other trauma to the pelvic floor. Sometimes the “cause” is unknown. Either way you can be helped. And you should be helped. 

Oftentimes these muscles have decided to guard the pelvic region. Our bodies are so smart. And they do what they need to do to allow us to continue on with life. 

So, what can we do about it? 

We can gently retrain the pelvic floor muscles. We can teach them how to move; how to relax and contract. You can connect to your pelvic floor muscles. You can learn how to feel when they are holding tension and when they are relaxed. 

Then the cherry on top: build strength. Build strength in your glutes. Build strength in your core. Build strength to allow you to do what you want to do without pain. 

You can workout without having pelvic pain afterwards.

You can go to work all day without having cramping afterwards.

You can have sex without pain!

If you have further questions about this please feel free to reach out to us at the clinic: info@empoweryourpelvis.com

Dr. Erica Magruder