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Gone off sex chat with Dr Sarah Brewer
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Why is sex painful?
Q: When I started having sex, it was very painful and I often ended up in tears. My GP sent me to a psychiatrist who said I didn't find my partner attractive. Things got better, but it was exactly the same with my next partner. So I went to a psychosexual counsellor, who said I was fine.
Now I am married (to someone wonderful who understands), but I still have these issues. It's not that I don't want sex - sometimes I do - and I fantasise just like other people.
nixc
A: If all drug causes (for example, anti-depressants, blood pressure medication, hormonal methods of contraception) have been ruled out, have your prolactin hormone level measured. This hormone is nature's natural anti-sex hormone, designed to help prevent breast-feeding women from getting pregnant again. Persistent low sex drive can be due to raised prolactin levels in five per cent of cases. If diagnosed and investigated, it can be treated.
Dr Sarah Brewer
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Why is sex painful?
Q: When I started having sex, it was very painful and I often ended up in tears. My GP sent me to a psychiatrist who said I didn't find my partner attractive. Things got better, but it was exactly the same with my next partner. So I went to a psychosexual counsellor, who said I was fine.
Now I am married (to someone wonderful who understands), but I still have these issues. It's not that I don't want sex - sometimes I do - and I fantasise just like other people.
nixc
A: If all drug causes (for example, anti-depressants, blood pressure medication, hormonal methods of contraception) have been ruled out, have your prolactin hormone level measured. This hormone is nature's natural anti-sex hormone, designed to help prevent breast-feeding women from getting pregnant again. Persistent low sex drive can be due to raised prolactin levels in five per cent of cases. If diagnosed and investigated, it can be treated.
Dr Sarah Brewer
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