My Wife Experiences Burning During Intercourse. She has been in Menopause for 8 Years
Menopause is not an illness or disease. Menopause is a termination of fertility and menstruation in a woman. As a natural biological process, menopause marks the end of a woman’s ability to conceive and give birth to a child. Other than this, menopause does not have any other bearing on a woman’s health or sexuality. However, the pain from social ridicule causes much more trauma than the actual condition itself. Some woman begin to enjoy sex a lot more after menopause as it librates them from the fear of conception.
The body of a woman undergoes a lot of change throughout her life cycle. During menopause the body stops producing adequate amounts of lubrication. This is because after menopause the levels of estrogen in a woman’s body reduce, thus causing the tissues of the vagina to become thinner and dry. This lack of lubrication may make the natural action of penetration during sexual intercourse painful. This could be one of the primary causes of the burning sensation that your wife experiences during sexual intercourse. If this is the case, using additional lubrication during intercourse will help reduce the burning sensation. Olive oil, petroleum jelly or cold creams can help in achieving this. However, make sure that your wife is comfortable with the lubrication she chooses, as the skin around the vagina is very sensitive and could lead to the development of a rash.
However, this is not the only reason as to why your wife is experiencing a burning sensation during intercourse. Sometimes a burning sensation during intercourse can be symptomatic of the following conditions: spinal chord injury, sexually transmitted diseases, jock itch or urinary tract infections. However, these conditions will often display other symptoms along with the burning sensation; let us examine the symptoms for the following four conditions.
Spinal Chord Injury: The spinal chord houses the central nervous system in the body. Therefore any trauma caused to it will affect the functioning of the body. The symptoms are: severe pain in the back, difficulty in clearing the lungs and chest of secretions, loss of sensation in certain areas of the body to heat or cold. A burning sensation during sexual intercourse may also arise due to this condition.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD): Sexually transmitted diseases are also known as sexually transmitted infections as they are caused by infectious microbes. These can occur due to having sex with multiple partners or due to lack of hygiene during and after sexual intercourse. The symptoms are fever, extreme pain while urinating, sever pain in the lower abdominal region and a painful burning sensation during intercourse.
Jock Itch: Jock Itch is caused by a fungal infection that affects the genital areas of men and woman alike. Although it is most often noticed among sports persons due to the constant sweat that accumulates in the inside of their thighs, it can affect anyone. The primary cause for this condition is dampness in the groin area. Symptoms include an itchy sensation in the affected areas, peeling and flaking of skin around the groin area and burning sensation during intercourse.
Urinary tract infection: The urinary tract contains a certain amount of bacteria, however, when these bacteria multiply excessively it leads to urinary tract infection. Besides a burning sensation during sexual intercourse; frequent urge to urinate, blood in the urine and a burning sensation during urination are other symptoms of this condition.
If your wife displays any of the following additional symptoms please visit your family doctor immediately for a detailed check up. A thorough check up will help zero in on the most accurate cause and treatment for your wife’s condition.
