Uh oh. Did I break my 'giner?

April 29, 2009 7:38 AM

Post-coital ouch! Did an orgasm cause me to strain my ladyparts?

Late 20s hetero female here, have been sexually active since 18, last tested for stds a few weeks ago and came back clean but I have tested positive for HSV1 - have always been asymptomatic though. That's the background.

Last weekend, while having "relations" with the man friend, immediately after I came and he reinserted, there was a sharp pain that has not gone away, only become a dull ache. It feels almost like cramps, but sticks around. Location wise, it feels fairly deep inside me, maybe an inch or two above my pubic mound. I feel the pain whenever I do anything flexing those muscles, including going to the bathroom, anything "kegel-y." Its not a sharp pain, and it isnt keeping me awake at night or anything, but its not necessarily getting better.

I dont have immediate access to a doctor right now, and if this is just a "sprain" I'd feel silly going. Can you "sprain" these sort of muscles, and perhaps he reinserted too soon after I was still tensed up from climaxing?

posted by anonymous to health & fitness (4 answers total)

Mechanical injury sounds like mechanical injury. There are plenty of muscles and suspensory ligaments there that could be strained.

The only concern I have is you say "last weekend" which either means few days ago or a week plus ago. If the latter, I'm sort of surprised that it's lasted that long without you reporting some easing of symptoms. IANAD.
posted by fydfyd at 8:09 AM on April 29, 2009

Answer to last question: I believe yes. One totally has to wait for muscles to "relax" after climaxing, because they are still very much tense. So I'm fairly certain that was the source. That being said I'm not sure as to the specificity of the injury so things get more hazy in my advice from this point on. Was/Is there any spotting? a small knick/scratch/cut might be more indicative of a sharp pain which is the kind of situation I'm more familiar with. Also have you had symptomatic general soreness before? How is this feeling different from any before? Is there anything different in the anatomy of this partner? When it comes to the matter of something like a sprain? I'm just not sure.

These are all pretty much rhetorical questions for yourself. Have you done any google research?
posted by Lacking Subtlety at 11:25 AM on April 29, 2009

I have given myself epic cramps from overly vigorous orgasm. Like, keeled over screaming, exactly like a nasty leg cramp, that takes a little time to relax and come good. It's only happened a couple of times, and after a bit of a dull ache clears just fine.

I'd give it a few more days to recover on its own before going to see a lady-doctor.
posted by Jilder at 1:35 PM on April 29, 2009

To me, it sounds not very much like a sprain and a whole lot like a bruise. Bruising is totally possible/realistic -- the only thing is that it would go away on its own after a few days. If whatever pain you have isn't leaving, yeah, doctor time.
posted by booksandlibretti at 11:05 AM on May 2, 2009