What to Do About Vaginal Pain During Sex

Intimacy with your partner brings a feeling of closeness, but many women’s ability to enjoy sexual intercourse is hampered by vaginal discomfort. It may surprise you to learn that these problems aren’t rare — they affect many women.

A significant sexual challenge is dispareunia, or painful sex. One of the biggest causes of this discomfort is thinning of the vaginal walls due to a loss of estrogen. The condition is called vaginal atrophy and though it sounds like an older woman’s problem, younger women can suffer from it, too. 

Among the many services we offer, Dr. Kevin Hooker and the Lake Havasu OB/GYN Care team have helped many women with vaginal atrophy get their sex lives back and restore their relationships.

What are the effects of vaginal atrophy?

Vaginal atrophy occurs when the blood supply to your vaginal walls is compromised. With this problem, a symptom “domino effect” starts to happen. Women with vaignal atrophy experience reduced production of mucus and vaginal Ph imbalance. 

Aside from painful sex due to vaginal dryness, if you have vaginal atrophy, you may experience itching, uncomfortable burning, and even minute vaginal tissue tears (fissures). 

More women suffer from vaginal atrophy than you think

Many people ar surprised to learn that a full 15% of women suffer from vaginal atrophy prior to going through menopause, while 40-57% pf post-menopausal women suffer symptoms. 

That translates to many struggling couples, as well as everyday discomfort for women.

Effective treatments for vaginal atrophy

Dr. Hooker has embraced an innovative treatment for vaginal atrophy that has restored physical comfort for many women, and renewed closeness to countless relationships. 

MonaLisa TouchⓇ is a treatment platform that transforms vaginal tissue health and resilience for women. The treatment employs the power of lasers to rejuvenate your vaginal tissue, restore your comfort, and revitalize your sex life. The advantages to this treatment are many: 

• Comfortable and painless
• Convenient, in-office procedure
• Uses neither chemicals nor hormones
• Brief, only about five minutes
• Typically delivered in a series of three treatments over a few months
• Requires no post-treatment downtime

Dr. Hooker has special training and expertise in delivering MonaLisa Touch treatment, so you can feel safe and confident. 

During a MonaLisa treatment, Dr. Hooker uses the handheld MonaLisa Touch device that delivers laser heat to your vaginal tissue. He carefully inserts the device into your vagina for just a few minutes and the gentle heat it emits stimulates the growth of cells. 

This stimulates your vaginal walls to become thicker and stronger. These healthier tissues, in turn, produce more mucus facilitate balanced pH ratios. 

Even though you can go back to your normal activities after MonaLisa Touch treatment, for optimal results, you shouldn’t have sexual itnercourse for five days after each of your treatments. 

Before receiving MonaLisa Touch treatment, Dr. Hooker performs a thorough evaluation to ensure that you’re a good candidate. Women who can benefit from MonLisa Touch treatment are fortunate that Dr. Hooker is the only provider in the Mohave County area who offers the treatment and is specially trained to provide it.

Call our office to schedule an appointment today to see if MonaLisa Touch is right for you, or request one through our website.