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Vaginal irritation
My boyfriend and I have a healthy sex life, but I've always experienced quite a bit of soreness during and after sex. He is my first partner and we've been active for over a year now. The typical problem is that the skin just below the vaginal opening gets very red and irritated, maybe small tears. I produce a lot of natural lubricant, to the point where it drains and makes everything nearby very moist. I wonder if it could be chaffing. We've already discovered that spermicidal lubricants cause an allergic reaction. Maybe latex is another possible culprit. I was recently treated for a yeast infection, which seems to be a common reoccurrance now - maybe that is related. We've tried using KY jelly, but that just causes more severe burning in the same area. Help! It almost feels like I'm being torn open, but it seems to be more of an irritation issue than a physical tear, unless the tears are just very small.
Your boyfriend can have yeast and have no symptoms. If you are treating yourself, and he has contracted it from you, he could be reinfecting you. He can go to the doc and get treated himself--
He was checked out at the doctor last time I was diagnosed and treated. I think there is something else going on here. How can I determine if I am allergic or extremely sensitive to latex? I don't think that's it, either, but ruling it out would be helpful. Anyone else out there have quite a bit of discharge and experience problems relating to that?
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