Painful intercourse can occur for reasons that range from structural problems to psychological concerns. Many women have painful intercourse at some point in their lives. The medical term for painful intercourse is dyspareunia dis-puh-ROO-nee-uh , defined as persistent or recurrent genital pain that occurs just before, during or after intercourse. Talk to your doctor if you're having painful intercourse.

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June 07, Tara Langdale. Sexual problems for women occur for a variety of reasons. For some, it's from the uterus, cervix, and part of the vagina being removed due to a radical hysterectomy as a treatment for cervical cancer. For those who've had a hysterectomy, one of the most common questions is, will it hurt to have sex afterward?

Postcoital vaginal rupture is a rare but well documented complication of hysterectomy. Evisceration of the small intestine, vaginal bleeding and pelvic pain are common presenting features. We report the unusual case of vaginal rupture presenting with generalised peritonitis without vaginal evisceration.