Yesterday I wrote a post detailing a phenomenon that remains a mystery to most doctors. Over the years, many women have complained of a phantom cramping pain that begins about 10 minutes after they engage in sexual intercourse or oral sex. The cramps increase in intensity to the point where some women are immobilized with pain.
Yesterday I wasn’t clear in pointing out that the cramps are usually brought on by the female orgasm - not the physical act of having sex itself. When a female has an orgasm it produces the same minor uterine contractions as women in labor. Most women don’t notice the contractions at all after they have an orgasm.
After I published my post on post coital cramps yesterday, I received a handful of emails from loyal readers who experienced pain during sex due to a medical condition called endometriosis. Women who are diagnosed with endometriosis usually experience sharp pain during and after sex.
This is different from the post coital muscle cramps in the lower abdomen that otherwise healthy women have complained about for years.
For most women who experience post coital (after sex) cramping, there is no known cause or cure.
More Medical Minute after the break…
