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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hello dears frds, i have two childrens my first doughter 22years old but still she is not get her period cycle we are very worried about her life any medicine for solve this problem? please help me as like yours tips
hey. I am 16 and still a virgin. My boyfriend is not a virgin and experienced, whenever we try to have sex. I get a really bad pain. And i start to bleed. Now I know having sex for the first time hurts. But when I start bleeding its a bit more worrying. Many thanks x
Hi im 18 and have been sexually active for a year with the same partner. Sexual intercourse has always been fine but for the past 3-5 months after and during sex i get a burning sensation. I examined my vagina and saw i had some vaginal tears. When i realised we stopped having sex for about a month to wait for them to heal but they re-opened once i had sex again. I went to the doctor and she just suggested that i stopped having sex for a while again. I dont no what else to do, its ruining our love life because i have to stop after about 10 minutes. If someone could please help me it would be much appriciated. Thank you.
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Hi, im 14 years old and im still a virgin. when i was checking my vagina i seem to get this white clumps of stuff around my vagina and i dont no what it is. i dont want to tell my mum or go to the doctors cause im embarrassed can any one help me ?
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well im 14 years old and im a virgin, yesterday i was gettin out of the bath and my vagina lips starting stining so i took a look down there and the top on my lips have a little split in them and my clitarus has a little hole in it it hasnt been painfull upto now and im very scared and dont know what to do :(
Hi I'm 19 and although I'm not a virgin you can split the skin "down there" by simple things such as wiping a bit too hard once in a while although u might not realise it at the time...I wouldnt worry about it unless it gets worse or very sore, just be a bit more gentle with yourself. From personal experience it goes away on its own quite quickly. Hope that helps!
Hi, I have a son who is 16 months. When I was in labour I didnt tear, the midwife cut me, then I was stitched up. Since I had my son I am finding it very painful when having sex with my partner. It is extremely painful during and after sex. I do have some days were it is ok but it is very painful most of the time. I have been to my GP and she just said it is thrush, I have used all the creams but it is still painful. I know for a fact it is not thrush. I have had to put up with this for almost a year and I just cant put up with it anymore. It is really putting strain on our relationship and I just want to be able to have sex as normal. I really hope you can help me x
Hello, i cried when i read this comment. What you are describing is exactly what i have been going through & my daughter is two next month. my birth was horrific & i was also cut without pain relief. we would like another baby but i am so scared that i will do more damage, not only that i dont know how on earth i will get pregnant when we barely have sex. Sorry to hear your going through this too, but it seems your not alone. Gooduck! xx
I am so sorry to hear that, I wish you luck with trying for a baby. I am going to go back to the doctors to try and get this sorted, I will not stop till it is better. When I find out what it is an how to fix it I will let you know, and hopfully it could work for you too. Thank you for replyig to my post, I am sorry to hear you are going through the same thing but it is a bit of a relife that I am not the only one, you probably feel the same way. xxxx
I am so sorry to hear that, I wish you luck with trying for a baby. I am going to go back to the doctors to try and get this sorted, I will not stop till it is better. When I find out what it is an how to fix it I will let you know, and hopfully it could work for you too. Thank you for replyig to my post, I am sorry to hear you are going through the same thing but it is a bit of a relife that I am not the only one, you probably feel the same way. xxxx
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Since i gave birth to my second child, i have discovered that i evperince severe pain in my vigina during sex and after sex if i want to pass urine.It burns me inside my vigina.
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Hello I am 22 and never had any children, yet I too tear every time me and my partner have sex. I have been to the doctor and she told me to try Aquaeous creme I used it correctly and didnt have sex for two weeks. Then as I thought it happened again, I have tried germolene, every lubricant going, yet nothing seems to work. It is asthough it heals yet everytime I have sex again it opens back up again. Its really effecting our relationship and getting me down.
I was having sex with my boyfriend and i got a tear, I went to the sexual health clinic and they said put sudocreme on it with salt water and it should heal in two weeks, since then it hasnt healed but actually torn more, im worried its going to tear right down to my bum...is there anything I can use to make it heal because this isnt working, its been 6 weeks now :(
Hi I have experienced this problem for the past 4 years and I am 23. Every time I have sex I tear down the right hand side mainly. My body does not produce enough lubricant either. I actually had an operation called the fentons procedure which is where they cut a small section of skin and sewed it down to make more room. It was not too bad pain wise and after 2 months I could try to have sex again. It did not work for me so I had another operation called a Z Plasty which cut me a little further. Pleased to say this did work. I worked out with my boyfriend that I was not relaxing for one (because you expect it to hurt and tense up), the angle of his body was too high, we were doing it too hard and we didn't have enough lubricant. Since I stopped worrying so much about it I relaxed with fore play, used some lubricant and put pillows underneath me so that the angle was not pushing down on me. It sounds like a lot of effort but once you get into a routine you are ready so quickly that the passion is not ruined. You are not alone and there are things you can do. Please do not feel disappointed in yourself or like you are not normal. I did that and I stayed silent for 3 years! I can't believe how much time I wasted feeling useless. See a gynaecologist and they can refer you for small surgery if needed or possible provide you with dilators to stretch your skin. Hope you are OK.
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Hi, I'm 23 and have the same problem. I have been to see doctor and gynecologist. They gave me Dermovate cream to help firm the skin once the cut looked healed, and suggested not having sex whilst using it. I went back to see the gyno after using the cream and she thought it looked okay and suggested I tried sex again, but it just split open again. I can't see this problem ever getting better :(
hi, i had my son nearly 2 yrs ago i had a third degree tear and HELLP syndrome my kidneys and liver were struggling, low blood count, high blood pressure so it was all very traumatic got offered counselling but didnt think i needed it at the time.I cant have sex tried a couple of times with lubricant but its painful feels too tight like ive been stitched up too much. spoken to gp about it she wanted me to go back for an internal but couldnt face it. really dont want to go back into hospital again after how traumatising it all was. its either in my head or ive been stitched up too much. i dont know what to do.
Hiya. I had my little boy 14mths ago via forceps delivery. things didn't go as planned when the dr pulled him out and i too had a 3rd degree tear.ended up in surgery for things to be repaired. what you've described is exactly what i felt. thought it was all in my head, but i felt like it was too tight. i ended up going back to see consultant and he agreed that things weren't right.gave me some vaginal dilators. used them for last few mths but not massive improvement. sex very painful, so much so don't want to go through with it. now been perscribed with dermovate cream but not sure if it's safe to use as it says for external use only. try going back to gp as i know how miserable it makes u. let alone frightened to have another one. crazy how many people effected like this! hope you get things sorted. x
i am 21 and i had my first child just over a year ago now,during birth i tore the stitches came lose after a while and it didnt heal properly and my vagina hasnt gone back to its normal size this is really embarrassing as sex isnt what it used ot be im insecure to have sex with my partner and i have a lot of air down there and its really starting to get me down.please help
Hi, did u get this question anwsered i have the same problem. my daughter is 2 now but im to embarased to talk to the doctor!!
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