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Pain in the clitoris is something most women don't expect to happen, much less discuss. The clitoris, located above the vaginal opening and hidden under the clitoral hood, stimulates intense pleasure during sexual activity. The whole reason for being part of a woman's body is to help her reach orgasm.
Yet, what if you experience stabbing pain in the clitoris or suffer from ongoing chronic pelvic pain. Your pleasure center becomes a source of agony. It then becomes Clitorodynia .
Clitorodynia is a subset of localized Vulvodynia. Vulvodynia is a chronic pain issue that affects the vulvar area or external genitals, including the clitoris. The pain can be provoked (tight clothing or touch) or unprovoked clitordynia (unknown cause). (1) Many women have vulvodynia flare-ups that cause serious clitoral pain as well.
Regardless of the cause of the chronic pain condition, the symptoms may include one or more of the following:
The cause of clitoral pain can come from many different factors or due to many conditions working together. (2)
Fluctuating hormones, particularly estrogen and progesterone, may be the cause of clitoral and vulvar pain. Low estrogen may cause vaginal atrophy (dryness) and other physical problems. Hormones are the body's messengers to control everything from fertility to bone growth.
Hypertonic pelvic floor muscle dysfunction is the unnatural tightening of the pelvic floor muscles and the inability to relax. The tightening of the pelvic floor muscles may lead to painful sex, constipation, and other pelvic health conditions, including clitoral pain. (3)
It's a dysfunction in your pelvis and genitals that leads to numbness, pelvic pain, or severe discomfort. The reasons for pudendal neuralgia vary, but one common reason is pudendal nerve damage. (4) This nerve runs outside your pelvis to the bottom of your vagina or penis, before branching to other nerves.
PGAD is feeling sexually heightened all the time but with no outlet or release of genital arousal. (5) While this may sound like a problem without pain, it can lead to burning, stinging, wetness, and soreness that never seems to subside.
VIN is a superficial or non-invasive lesion on the vulva. It can be a precursor (beginning) of skin cancer that develops in the skin's middle and outer layers. VIN is usually not life-threatening but can be aggressive. (6)
Lichen sclerosus is an uncommon, chronic skin condition in the genitals characterized by patchy, white skin that's thin and sensitive. This skin concern can sometimes be confused with lichen planus, a common painful skin condition that affects the hair, nails, and mucous membranes of the mouth and vagina. Both issues aren't contagious but do require medical care. (7)
Vulvar vestibulitis is dyspareunia (painful sex) at the vagina's entrance or right at the clitoris. (8) Chronic vulva vestibulitis can have continuous flare-ups for years due to sexual intercourse, touch, or even inserting a tampon. Or the clit pain can be ongoing and throbbing with little relief.
If none of the above causes are the reason for your Clitorodynia , the following may be the genesis.
For Clitorodynia diagnosis, speak to your doctor or healthcare provider about your vaginal pain symptoms.
The specific treatment for stabbing pain in the clitoris depends on the cause of the problem. You may need to try one or more of the conventional Clitorodynia treatments before you find pain relief.
Relieving clitoral pain is possible with vaginal dilators. It is recommended by doctors and physical therapists to relieve chronic vulvar and pelvic floor pain. One of the best home remedies to ease a swollen and stinging clitoris, vaginal dilator treatment, is on-demand and at your own pace.
The vaginal dilator gently yet firmly massages the hood of the clitoris and external genitalia. The intent is to retrain the vulvar and pelvic floor muscles to relax and let go of the tension causing the stinging sensation that accompanies Clitorodynia .
Clitoral pain causes severe issues with women's health. It's essential to help ease the pain with good feminine hygiene. Rinse the inflamed area with warm water and use natural personal care products on sensitive skin.
If tight clothes or using tampons cause you pain, modify your choices to avoid a Clitorodynia flare-up. As with any health condition, it's necessary to take care of yourself.
Speaking to a sex counselor or a cognitive behavioral therapist about your condition may help ease a painful clitoris. While the cause may be physical, it can take a toll on your mental health. Or the origin of the condition may have come from past physical trauma or abuse. Being brave enough to begin therapy may be the answer you need.
Living each day with chronic clitoris pain places significant weight on your mental and physical health. Women with Vulvodynia and Clitorodynia tend to suffer in silence. It's time to speak up and begin your journey to a life free of clitoris pain.
Is intercourse painful as well? Learn more about VuVa Vaginal Dilator Therapy and Dyspareunia here .
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Tara Langdale Schmidt is the inventor of the VuVa Dilator Company. She has pelvic floor dysfunction herself and wanted to create a dilator set that is made in America that women can trust. VuVatech has been in business since 2014 and has helped over 50,000 women all over the globe. She patented the Neodymium Vaginal Dilator , that is clinically proven to help with blood flow and nerve pain.
Well what a surprise!!! A few years back we received an email from the props department on the Sex Education show on Netflix. They asked if we could send them a vaginal dilator set for their show. We couldn't say yes fast enough!
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Pain in the clitoris: Help moving from "ouch" to "ahhh"
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Thank You Alice. I was so worried...Now I feel better knowing this is a normal occurence, and nothing serious. Now I can hopefully find a gynocologist to help me.
Dear Alice,
I find many of your pages extremely helpful. It is not always comfortable talking about these things with a friend or a doctor. By reading your articles, it helps me to realize that I am not the only person who has questions and/or doesn't know why certain things happen. I have never really been into science or health, but you make it easier to understand and you help me to feel more comfortable with myself, as well as more confident. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Very grateful. :)
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i have been experiencing pain in my clitoris and generally in this area. It's a sharp pain that happens with the lightest touch, crossing my legs, or from wearing tight pants. I've never had this before and i'm wondering what it is. Also i've noticed the hood of the clitoris when pulled back, you can see like an inner layer of skin. Please i'm very worried, can you tell me what these may be? thanx
Is there anything that can be done for clitoral pain? I have a painful clitoris that swells, itches, and hurts throughout the month. I have had pain with this for years now and no doctor can find anything wrong with it. The only physical evidence is tiny white specks of discharge way back under the "hood." But if I pull back to look to see if there is anything wrong, it hurts immensely for days afterward. It interferes with my sex life with my husband because of the fear of pain if he touches the area. PLEASE let me know if there is a condition that this is related to or if there is any kind of cream that can minimize the pain. I have tried several kinds of Vagisil type treatments, but they do not help. Thank you.
I have been having twinges of pain in my clitoris and just got over a UTI. Meds for 10 days. I think it's from my jeans being too tight there, but sometimes it pains for no reason, even laying down. Just started in the last 2 weeks, seems to be fine when wearing sweats or more comfortable clothing. I have never heard of pain in the clitoris before and can't find anything on it.
A happy, healthy "joy button" or clitoris is a delight to press, caress, nibble, or rub, but one that is irritated and sore can send electric jolts of pain through the body at the slightest touch. A brief anatomy lesson can help to explain how and why this can happen. The clitoris is made up of three main parts:
The Glans (a.k.a. the tip or head of the clitoris) This little ball of erectile tissue is located directly above the opening of the urethra and directly below the pubic bone. Depending on an individual woman's anatomy and her state of sexual arousal, the glans may or may not be visible. When women become sexually aroused, the erectile tissue in the glans becomes engorged (swollen), much like the penis, and increases in size and sensitivity.
The Shaft
The clitoris narrows directly behind the glans and continues back into the body, where it meets with the nerve bundle that transmits the incredible signals that the glans receives.
The Hood
Both the glans and shaft of the clitoris are covered with this fold of skin that is actually the upper part of the labia. The hood seems to protect the clitoris from too much direct stimulation. When a woman is not sexually aroused, or when a woman is in high arousal, the glans retreats under the hood and is out of sight.
The hood of the clitoris contains glands that produce a lubricating fluid called sebum, which allows the hood to move smoothly back and forth over the glans and the shaft of the clitoris. When sebum accumulates, it turns into a white, cheese-like substance called smegma. Smegma, in turn, if it is not washed away with frequent bathing, can harden and rub between the hood and the shaft similar to a grain of sand under an eyelid — the result is an irritated clitoris that can produce incredible pain at the merest movement. Tight jeans or pressure from sexual stimulation can be excruciating. Accumulations of smegma can also cause the skin of the hood to adhere (stick) to the shaft and glans (similar to what can happen with a man who has foreskin). These clitoral adhesions can cause pain and irritation as well.
Usually, frequent bathing and good hygiene can prevent or resolve this problem, but some women may have narrow openings to their clitoral hood that make it harder to wash away built-up secretions. If you have recurrent episodes of clitoral pain, you may want to try soaking in a steamy tub and gently moving the skin around the clitoris back and away from the glans — don't tug or forcibly retract the hood since this can cause further pain and irritation. Thes
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