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Please help! I get extreme discomfort when my clitoris is touched. (Not the rest of the genital area - only the clitoris.) It's messing up my body image, and it's decreasing my libido to almost nothing. It's a big problem. I'm starting to be scared of sex, because it's so unpleasant when my partner or I touch my clit (and it's hard to avoid); we're hardly having sex at all anymore, which causes stress in our relationship. It's also making me feel like a freak and not exactly helping my mental health.
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by Rajendra Sathe: ()
You are not alone. Many women have reported similar cases with severe clitoral pain from Europe and USA. Its difficult to pinpoint the cause of clitoral pain without a physical examination but a probable (and easily curable) cause I can think of is clitoral adhesions. These can occur if there is excess accumulation of smegma (a cheesy white sticky substance) between the clitoral hood and the clitoris. Washing with luke warm water and a mild soap should remove the smegma but if it is too adherent, then visiting a doctor is the best option. S/he may be able to identify some other cause after a through examination.
Fibromialgia syndrome could also be a contributing factor as it is a neuropathic pain syndrome. Generalized pain, loss of sleep, fatigue, and specific tender points cause anxiety, frustration and depression in persons suffering from this condition. Besides having had visual exams of your clitoris, you may need ultrasound or magnetic resonance tests. Does light of touch or pressure elicit the pain in your clitoris? When and how did it exactly start? Does the pain sustain throughout the sexual act and after or does it reduce or vanish after orgasm? You may send an email answering the above mentioned questions to me on rsathe@indiatimes.com and I will try to offer you more help.
Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology
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