vulvodynia

[KathiCville]

Wow, this thread is timely for me, I think! I've been riding now for a couple of years, but more intensely in the past six months. I noticed beginning about three months ago that being intimate with my BF was getting to be at first uncomfortable, and then actually painful. I've been attributing the discomfort to simply having officially entered menopause this past year, but now I'm wondering if there might be more to the story!

Thanks for posting this, especially the links to more info. My saddle is pretty comfortable---I'm not feeling undue pressure when I'm riding---at least not according to what I *think* is within bounds---but perhaps the cumulative effect of having a subtly-not-quite-right saddle is having a bigger effect than I was aware of.....I'll definitely schedule an appointment with my gyno to explore the issue more. The problem might not be vulvodynia, but whatever it is, I'd love to get to the bottom, so to speak, of the cause of the unusual (and worsening) pain I've been experiencing. At any rate, at least I'm now better educated about what could be the problem.....Thanks for the info!