iVillage logo
Search iVillage
Pregnancy
Parenting
Health
Diet & Fitness
Beauty & Fashion
Relationships
Home & Garden
Food & Drink
Work & Money
Entertainment
Horoscopes
Travel
Health  
  |  Women's Health  |  Gynaecological Health  |  Perineum tear
Advertisement
Topics
Women's Health
Gynaecological Health
Reproductive Health
Menopause & HRT
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
Women's Cancers
Contraception
Thrush and Candida
General Health
Natural Health
Healthy Living
Community
Conditions
Diet & Fitness
iVillage shopping

Hot stuff
Get your 3-a-day
Food intolerance
Be Bikini Beautiful
Spring clean your wardrobe
Competitions
Baby development tracker
Embarrassing ailments
Special offers
Best diet foods
Snack swapper
Hair remedy tool
Diets A-Z
Newsletters
sign up for FREE!




 
Promotions
Lose weight today
Get a personal diet plan
Finger lickin' good
Some surprising facts from the Colonel

Perineum tear

by Dr Sarah Brewer

question
My perineum tore when giving birth to my first child four years ago, and has been painful during sex since. I almost always 'cut' and end up bleeding a little. Is there any way to fix it?

answer
This can usually be improved. Ask your GP to refer you to a gynaecologist who will be able to re-cut and re-stitch this area to correct any distortions from the original tear or the stitching that was done at the time. It will also help to use lubrication when making love.

Join the discussions on the Sexual Health message board:

iVillage TV - Health zone

View video in larger player
Delicious     Digg     reddit     Facebook     StumbleUpon