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by confusado21, May 30, 2007 12:00AM

Tags: infectious, Women's, Health, Women's Health, muscles, Pain, pelvic, vaginal, Pap smear

On a recent visit to my doctor, I had my first vaginal exam. I was supposed to get a pap smear and a culture, but when she began to do the culture, I experienced a burning sensation so intense that she could not continue to the pap smear. Is this burning normal or is it a sign of something wrong?

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by free spirit, May 31, 2007 12:00AM

It isn't normal, and your doc should have asked more questions and referred you to a physical therapist or a doc who deals with pelvic pain issues. I would read up on vulvodynia, vulvar vestibulitis and vaginismus. These are all pain conditions that can cause the kind of discomfort you experienced. Sometimes we are just born with over sensitive vaginal/pelvic floor muscles. A knowledgable pt could really help you learn to relax those spasming muscles.

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