Vagina pain...please help!

[patsi01]

.I've been having sharp knife like vaginal pains since about 2001.  I have been to every kind of doctor.  I've had steroid shots in that area of the vagina (only on the left side).  That didn't help.  The pains are only on the left side of the vagina.  Not in the  rectum..They're pretty consistent throuh-out the day, every day.  After I urinate, they seem to intensify, however, urinating doesn't always bring them on.  I can just be sitting or lying around and the sharp pains begin and last until the ibuprohen kick in and then they'll come back.  Pressure and ibuprohen are the only things that will alleviate it.  I take a lot of ibuprohen every day, which I know isn't good.  Can someone help...none of the doctor's seem to be able to help??  Is it Prectalgia Fugax as I read in some of the comments??  What can be done?

[remar]

I really recommend your see a gynecologist. I wish I could be of more help but if you've stopped having intercourse and you're still having this pain then I'm not sure what's going on. I did mention a possible infection. Only a Dr can let you know if that's what's going on though.
Have you taken a pregnancy test yet? If not, that's another thing I recommend you do.

[MissLittleCookie]

I have been going without it, &' nope they're usally normal. Every since I've had the pain. I've been going with out

[remar]

You may want to start your own post so more people will see it. I would also recommend posting in the Women's Health forum and or the Sexual health forum.
You're having sex quite often so it might be irritation or a possible infection. Try going a couple of days with no intercourse to see if that helps with the pain.
Do you normally have light periods or is this something new? If it's new then you may want to take a pregnancy test. Having a lot of unprotected sex and a light period could mean you're pregnant.

[MissLittleCookie]

I haven't been on birthday control for about 7 months now, I've been having unprotected sex for about 2-3 weeks, we had sex on a daily bases maybe 2 or 3 times a day. My period came about a week early, we even had sex during my period and it was pretty light after I got off I spotted and these constant period cramp/pains came they haven't went away the pain is on the left side of my vagina and I've have the constant pains going on a week now.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi!
In all probability you do not have deep vaginal pains, but pain on the outer end of vagina. This is called vulvodynia, which is a condition of unexplained pain in the vulva region which is not generally caused by UTI or vaginal infections. Alternatively both UTI and vaginal infection can cause pain in the vulvo-vaginal area and this pain disappears when the conditions are treated. Hence it is important to get a urine examination and a vaginal swab test for STDs and vaginal secretion culture. Clinical examination to rule out fungal infection and inflammation should also be done. If tests are positive  then get this treated and see if the pain disappears. Another possibility is that you have pain at the entry of vaginal opening. This is called vulvar vestibulitis or vestibulodynia. This causes painful intercourse and pain while inserting tampons.  This can be due to sores, cuts, infections both bacterial and fungal and due to STD. Lupus, eczema, lichen sclerosus, injury and neuropathies are the other causes. The pain in vulvar region can also be due to Pudendal nerve entrapment (PNE) in which the pudendal nerve (located in the pelvis) is entrapped or compressed. Pain is worsened by sitting, and there is a sense of a foreign object (constant urge to urinate) in the urethra. Diagnosis is by diagnostic block, MRI, CT scan, and Pudendal Nerve Motor Latency Test (PNMLT). It is very difficult to diagnose on net. Please discuss this with your gynecologist and if possible seek another opinion.  Hope this helps. Take care!