so I’ve been sexually active with my partner for 4 or 5 months, and we regularly have sex. I’ve had one other long term sexual partner and never experienced anything like this, and I’m new to a lot of things which we’ve been doing (positions and different speeds etc.) but recently we went for maybe a week without sex (because of my period) and I’ve been irritated down there for about a week. If I lay in certain positions it’s more irritated then normal, quite itchy sometimes.
bit of background information,
– I wear thongs almost everyday but have never had anything like this.
-were both clear of stds and have no other sexual partners
– I often get quite sore after sex if we do different positions or the sex is rougher then normal but it’s only for a day after and it’s never been this uncomfortable
-we haven’t changed our soaps or anything like that
-he has an over average sized penis so maybe I’m just getting tears or irritated from the friction?
-we don’t use lube (and we always make sure I’m wet enough before any kind of penetration)
-haven’t used condoms with him so it couldn’t be a latex allergy
a lot of this makes sense and could contribute to the irritation but it doesn’t explain why I’m still irritated more then a week after
could it be the thongs I’m wearing? it’s been really hot recently so I’ve been sweating more then normal, if that makes any difference.
The irritation is about 2cm on the inside of my vagina.
Is there anything that anyone recommends trying to ease the pain and discomfort after sex? Or any advice and information on what’s going on down there?