Vagina pain

[77Horse]

I have been having really bad pain . Loads of trush . Really bad pain with sex and dryness . I have noticed also using a tampon is really painful . Has anyone else had theses problems ? What helps ? I just seem to always have something causing me pain .

[Cooper27]

Is your doctor performing swabs to confirm thrush, or are they just basing it on discharge?

You may not actually have thrush, you may have vulvodynia or dermatitis instead. Get your doctor to do a swab to confirm, and if you're negative for thrush, ask to be referred to a vulval clinic or gynaecologist.

[77Horse in reply to Cooper27]

Hello Cooper

Had loads of swabs come back clear . Gp blames on discharge and seen gynaecologist who also said nothing wrong discharge . The pain has come on since my gynaecologist appointment last time I was crying with pain this time I need painkillers before I go if I went again.

[Cooper27 in reply to 77Horse]

I went through this too.

If you've seen a gynae and they haven't helped, then you need to ask for a referral to a vulval clinic.

You can PM me if you want to discuss anything less publicly, I can point you to some resources too.

[wobblybee Administrator Pioneer]

🙂 In case anybody is unsure what a Vulval Clinic is.

A vulval clinic is usually a hospital service offering care specifically for vulval problems and it can be run by a number of different speciality doctors. The British Society for the Study of Vulval Disease is an organisation of health professionals who have an interest in vulval disease.

vulvalpainsociety.org › vps

Finding a vulval clinic - Vulval Pain Society

[Chip999]

You dont say how old you are?

Could it be vaginal atrophy caused by the menopause maybe?

I have this and it’s not pleasant, but it has been resolved with HRT.

[77Horse in reply to Chip999]

Hello Chip

I am not menopausal age !

[bantam12 in reply to 77Horse]

Atrophy is not exclusively a menopausal problem, younger women can suffer with it as well.

[77Horse in reply to bantam12]

Hello Bantam

Thank you . I didn't know that we learn something new every day

[77Horse]

Still in pain shall I book a gp appointment or just not worry?

[Cooper27 in reply to 77Horse]

Book an appointment - you need to advocate for yourself here. I know you can start to feel like a burden, but there are pills and things you can do to help get rid of the pain, and if you don't push to get them, you just risk being in pain for longer.

[77Horse in reply to Cooper27]

I am just feed up on the pain the doctors cause on top .

[Cooper27 in reply to 77Horse]

I checked out this link Wobblybee provided, and it has an interactive map that shows specialists in your area:

vulvalpainsociety.org

Ask to be referred to one of them. The doctor doesn't need to keep examining you if the treatments offered aren't working.

[77Horse in reply to Cooper27]

Hello Cooper

Would you just ask for a phone call with GP when asked to be referred to the clinic in my area ?

[Cooper27 in reply to 77Horse]

You could do! I suppose if the GP wanted to see you first, they'd be able to book you in

[77Horse in reply to Cooper27]

Hello Cooper

How can I do it ? Can you self refer to the clinic? If so do you ring the hopstail ?

[Cooper27 in reply to 77Horse]

No, the referral needs to come via your GP, so speak to them first off.