Between 30 and 50 percent of women will experience painful sex sometime during their life. Sex shouldn’t be painful. If it hurts, something is wrong.

Surprisingly, only 1 in 4 women will ever tell their doctor about their pain.

What should you do if you want to get pregnant but sex hurts? What causes sexual pain? Could it harm your fertility?

You should talk to your doctor if sex is painful. Painful sex not only interferes with your relationship and ability to get pregnant but can be a symptom of a serious problem.

If sex is so painful that sexual intercourse isn’t possible, there are other option for conception.
But first, talk to your doctor and have a thorough exam. Pain is often our body’s way of telling us that something isn’t right. Listen to what it is saying.