What could be causing my problems?

[Photography731]

Okay, I'm sixteen years and lost my virginity at fourteen, four months before I turned fifteen, and I didn't become really sexually active until that May and ever since I have been very sexually active. I've never really had problems with sex before, nor with UTI's or yeast infections. But lately I've experienced a few things that make me wonder if I should somewhat concerned. I am a very healthy, active teenager, and lately in my morning work out's I've suffered from urinary incontinence. I did some research, but none of what I ready seems to explain my incontinence. I don't have the urge to go, I empty my bladder before any work out, there's only a small amount of urine, and it only happens once. When this first happened I didn't think anything of it, then a few days later when I went on in my sexual life I experienced something I've never had a problem with, vaginal dryness. I normally have sex three or four times, with a small break in between or not, before I start drying up. I didn't even get through the first round of sex before I started drying out. I thought it might be because of the muscle relaxer I was on for a pulled muscle in my shoulder, but I've been on it plenty of times before with no similar problems. Occasionally I'll have pain during sex, normally related to it feeling like the guy is hitting something. I do have a short cervix (I do regular self exams both for my breasts and pelvis). I have seen a gynecologist before when I had my first STD testing and she never mentioned any things that might pose a potential in the future. But also during that sexual intercourse I experienced much more pain and discomfort than usual with my short cervix.
I did go through some of the other questions to see if I could find anything similar to what I'd been experiencing.
If anyone has any idea what might be causing my problems, please let me know or if you've suffered something similar.
Please and thank you.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Changes in the hormone levels can also cause dryness of vagina. Other causes are stress and anxiety, alcohol and drugs, relationship issues and medicines like blood pressure medications, antihistamines and antidepressants. Talk to your partner openly about any fears or apprehensions, eat nutritious healthy food, exercise regularly and cut down on smoking or alcohol if you are taking it. Also ask your partner to indulge in plenty of foreplay or use a water based lubricant.

If the symptoms persist then get an evaluation done from a gynecologist.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[AnnieBrooke]

Hmm, well, it might have to do with when in your cycle you are having sex.  There is the "dry" part of the cycle and the "wet" part, according to the natural-charting-birth-control folks.  I believe the first half is the wet half and the second half the dry, (the body would encourage the survival of sperm before ovulation and it wouldn't matter once a day had gone by after ovulation was over).  If you are also finding that the penis is hitting your cervix more noticeably along with this, it could be connected (apparently the cervix gaps open at ovulation when it is letting out eggwhite cervical mucus).  I do hope you are washing your hands very well when doing internal checks ... the vagina is really not meant for hands to go in, they carry so much bacteria.  It really doesn't sound so much like an infection, though, as it does the natural changes you'd expect to see in your cycle.