Couples dealing with painful sex often feel they are quite alone in the experience. D. Honest exchange and communication. Expand your sexual repertoire. A. Focus on sensual as well as sexual. When sex begins to be associated with pain, the experience of sensual pleasure can be lost as well.
Some couples become touch avoidant when they have experienced the cycle of pain.
B. Avoid sex that hurts. This may seem obvious, but we have found conversely, some women may grit their teeth through uncomfortable sex because they feel that they are unfairly depriving their partner of satisfaction. We have noted, however, that partners are distressed when they sense that the woman is not being straightforward about the fact that she is in pain. They don't want to cause hurt or harm, and generally do not find sex pleasurable that causes pain. C. Experiment with sexually stimulating activity that does not involve penetration.