Conditions
Vaginal Tearing
A vaginal tear most commonly occurs during the birth of a baby, when the baby’s head stretches the opening of the vagina. Often the walls of the vagina can stretch sufficiently without breaking, but if not then there is a danger that a tear can occur. During the birth doctors may carry out an episiotomy, which involves making an incision in the perineum, the area between the rectum and the vagina. An uncontrolled birth can occasionally cause severe tearing between the vagina and the anus, so an episiotomy can relieve the pressure. Treatment for vaginal tearing normally involves stitching of the wound, and recovery is normally made within 3-6 weeks. There are secondary complications that can occur, including infection of the perineum area, so it is important for sufferers to always wipe front to back to help minimise the risk of infection.
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Following childbirth my girlfriend has experienced vaginal damage. Tearing with muscle and nerve damage. Sexual stimulation in not painful but lacking. Tried physio but PC muscle and nerve damaged. I want to support her, what advice treatments are available. i.e. creams to increase sensitivity or operations. I'd really appreciate your help. thanks
when i had my son eight years i had a tear during birth. i feel like im huge done there i wont have sex with my boyfriend because im afraid he doesnt get any pleasure with me.im only 26 and i feel my sex life has ended before it even begun..plesae help
A few years ago, i had an accident on a piece of gym equipment where i ended up ripping my labia minora.... i was too scared to go to the doctors or hospital to get it stiched back up as at the time i was not too aware of the damage i had done, until all swelling had gone down. it has now become quite annoying, as i need to to ensure its not hanging out so i have to place it where it would be if the labia was all still together. Can you help?
my boyfriend fingered me for the first time the other day and i bled alot. i know that i would bleed a bit because of my hymen but not as much as i did and straight after it hurt to pee .. im really worried and scared?
Im 19 and i have chronic back ache, it feels like its compressing and the only way to relieve this is to turn my upper body as far round as i can until my spine clicks , this has extended to my neck also, the compressing feeling until i click the joints, the majority of my joints click. what can i do?
well you may wont to see a doctor sometimes this comes with periods but i would go and tell your doctor and let him check it out
I'm 19 haven't had any children, and it often feels like I'm tearing during sex, what can i do?
I had my baby 6 months ago and suffered a 4th degree tear, which hasn't healed properly. I have been told that an operation is needed to sort it out although there is no point in doing it straightaway because if i have another child (with a normal birth) it could undo the work, unless my gynaecologist advises that the next birth is by c section. Has anyone else been this unlucky?! Another thing is that iam scared at the thought of intercourse although i would like to give it ago, iam scared. Has anyone else felt like this and how long did you wait before trying. I appreciate that everyone feels different but its still kind of helpful to know about other peopole.
i had the same tear with my first chid on 7 may 08 i was also scared of intercourse i decided to give it ago at about 5 months after the birth its was horrible at first i could feel the stitchers inside me they didnt desolve they took ages after about a year after i couldnt feel anything i felt normal again amd now im 5 monts pregnat and cant decide to have normal delivery or c cection as iv been told im 4 time more likley to tear again but dont want to have c cection as most of my famlie needed a blood transfusion.
I had a 3rd degree tear with my 1st daughter 4 years ago, it took a long time to heal, involving 2 operations and I still get problems. With my 2nd daughter (10 months) I had an elective c-section and it was a walk-in-the-park in comparison. I didn't want to risk incontinence, so it was an easy decision for me to make. It took me 8 months before I would even try intercourse as I was so scared after my tear - gradually it has become easier - lubricate and inebriate is good advice.
I have had this operation, to repair a tear which had not healed together after the birth of my second baby. Be warned: the two parts are reabraided (yes taken back to raw flesh) and then stitched together again- it felt as though I had been dragged along the road on my bits! the pain was horrific - much worse than childbirth- and the very strong painkillers I required prevented me from breatfeeding my 1 week old baby:( I am glad now to have had the op but wish I could have waited 6 mths. I would definately opt for a ceserian if I became pregnant again.
My baby is coming up to 7 month old and i had to be cut when giving birth to her and every time i have sex it is very painfull. I have tried to use plenty of lubrication but i am still very sore and feels like my partner rips me when we are having sex! When i try to go to the toilet after sex i sit there for ages and i feel like i am bursting and i push hard and there is just a dribble! it is so when having sex and the rest of the night especially when going to the loo and wiping myself and can sometimes hurt still the next day! It has really put me off sex and we to be very sexual active before our baby and would love to continue maybe not so much but i would so love to enjoy sex and not wish for it to be over before it begins! Please help!
Hi I had a quick birth and ended up with a 4 degree tear. when I go to the loo for a poo and its soft etc I am wiping forever and never seem to be clean, usually when I go back to the toilet I need to wipe there first as there is always a little bit left, I feel that my bum hole is slightly twisted and bits of poo is getting stuck between the skin hence me needing to wipe all the time, I have got washes off the doc and I do need to use the shower to clean the area up. I am only 39 and although I cope with this problem I hate the fact I have too as I am very young in mind and body and the hospital said they cant really do anything as an operation might make it worse, also I cant see any forums or help for this condition, hope someone is going through the same as I feel so alone as no one knows only my husband and docs etc.
When ever i have intercourse with my boyfriend I always get a tear in the same place. Its starting to get me down. Is there anything i can do to stop it happening again??
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