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Painful Intercourse?

Whenever I have sex with my fiancee I experience intense pain.  The moment we try to start it is unbearable, and feels like I'm being torn apart.  We thought maybe it was a dryness issue, but lube did not resolve the problem.  After sex I am extremely sore, and it feels as though the bottom of my vulva is ripped.  It isn't my vagina that hurts, only the skin around the outside.  Any ideas about what's wrong?
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Hi... I don't mean to scare you but I had that once, it was agony. I went to the GUM clinic... (sexual health) and discovered I had chlamydia (through sleeping with someone else who slept around). Good news is that it can be cured but if you have anything like that you need it sorted ASAP before it causes any long term damage like infertility. It may not be that at all but you should really go and get checked. You have more to lose if you don't go.
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You may be too small for him or you are tensing up in fear of the upcoming pain.

Talk to your doctor about some relaxation techniques or use your fingers first to loosen up. It may just be the way or direction he's entering you. Try different positions to see if you can find one that won't hurt.

I have a tipped uterus and so I know from what I speak....I'm also very small down there as well.
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