Great reading your story, and also sad that you had to take it upon yourself to find relief.
I have a hankering that my vestibulitis is caused by horomones too. yes, yes, i had the round of poorly treated yeast infections etc. . . .but like many of the women commenting here, I also have a history of PCOS (with very slight hormonal variations, when tested i might add) I have mild hair growth on my face, acne since i was 12, and painful periods (those started once the vestibulitis did.) very shortly before my pain started, the hair growth on my face did. My periods are also a bit weird, despite the cramps, i also spot for about 5 -6 days before actual menses.
Phew, so all of this could be coincidental, sure. Why couldn't someone just have vestibulitis caused by some outside factor and PCOS at the same time? I'd think this too except for one curious clue: when I ovulate, my vestibular pain virtually disappears. I am able to have pain free sex for 3-4 days in row (sometimes I even have ROUGH sex during ovulation without a care) In my luteal phase (when progesterone is highest) I feel THE WORST. Not to mention that ovulation is like, the only time during the month i even want to have sex or get aroused. . .and I don't think that this is just because it doesn't hurt.
Does anyone else have this experience with their vulvar pain disappearing like a phantom during ovulation? It's a little hard to ignore the elephant in the room, but it seems like a lot of specialists believe that it's a deficiency of estrogen and testoserone that could cause vestibular pain, and i apparently do not match that profile. . .
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Hello,
Great reading your story, and also sad that you had to take it upon yourself to find relief.
I have a hankering that my vestibulitis is caused by horomones too. yes, yes, i had the round of poorly treated yeast infections etc. . . .but like many of the women commenting here, I also have a history of PCOS (with very slight hormonal variations, when tested i might add) I have mild hair growth on my face, acne since i was 12, and painful periods (those started once the vestibulitis did.) very shortly before my pain started, the hair growth on my face did. My periods are also a bit weird, despite the cramps, i also spot for about 5 -6 days before actual menses.
Phew, so all of this could be coincidental, sure. Why couldn't someone just have vestibulitis caused by some outside factor and PCOS at the same time? I'd think this too except for one curious clue: when I ovulate, my vestibular pain virtually disappears. I am able to have pain free sex for 3-4 days in row (sometimes I even have ROUGH sex during ovulation without a care) In my luteal phase (when progesterone is highest) I feel THE WORST. Not to mention that ovulation is like, the only time during the month i even want to have sex or get aroused. . .and I don't think that this is just because it doesn't hurt.
Does anyone else have this experience with their vulvar pain disappearing like a phantom during ovulation? It's a little hard to ignore the elephant in the room, but it seems like a lot of specialists believe that it's a deficiency of estrogen and testoserone that could cause vestibular pain, and i apparently do not match that profile. . .
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