Treatment for Painful Sex | Santa Fe

As many as 75% of women will experience pain during sex at some point in their lifetime. Dr. Lynore Martinez is a board certified OBGYN who has been treating women’s vaginal issues and sexual concerns for more than 25 years. At Live Well Functional Medicine in Santa Fe, NM Dr. Martinez offers women the latest, most advanced, least invasive, and safest treatments for painful intercourse.

Vaginal dryness or atrophy related to lack of estrogen perimenopause, menopause, and breastfeeding can cause pain with sex. Estrogen is needed to optimize vaginal wall thickness and lubrication and lack of estrogen leads to thinning and drying of the vaginal wall. Painful sex can also be related to issues other than dryness. Recurrent vaginal infections, bladder issues, endometriosis, scar tissue from childbirth, can all lead to painful sex – and need to be evaluated and the underlying cause treated.

Painful sex is an obvious cause of reduced libido. Why would you want to engage in an activity that causes pain? This is distressing to both partners, as sexual activity is an important component of a happy and successful relationship for women and their partners.

In many cases hormone replacement therapy can restore vaginal lubrication and make sex enjoyable again. For other women, vaginal dilator therapy, revision of vaginal scar tissue or pelvic floor physical therapy is the best way to reduce vaginal or vulvar pain and restore sexual enjoyment. We also offer revolutionary new non-surgical Thermiva radiofrequency vaginal revitalization, to rejuvenate vaginal tissue, restore tightness and lubrication, reduce incontinence, and improve sexual sensation.

If you would like to restore your enjoyment and increase your libido schedule a consultation with Dr. Lynore Martinez at Live Well Functional Medicine in Santa Fe, NM today. She will diagnose the underlying cause of your pain during intercourse, and offer the safest and most effective treatment for your condition, so you can enjoy intimacy once again!

Treatment for Painful Sex
Santa Fe, NM

As many as 75% of women will experience pain during sex at some point in their lifetime. Dr. Lynore Martinez is a board certified OBGYN who has been treating women’s vaginal issues and sexual concerns for more than 25 years. At Live Well Functional Medicine in Santa Fe, NM Dr. Martinez offers women the latest, most advanced, least invasive, and safest treatments for painful intercourse.

Vaginal dryness or atrophy related to lack of estrogen perimenopause, menopause, and breastfeeding can cause pain with sex. Estrogen is needed to optimize vaginal wall thickness and lubrication and lack of estrogen leads to thinning and drying of the vaginal wall. Painful sex can also be related to issues other than dryness. Recurrent vaginal infections, bladder issues, endometriosis, scar tissue from childbirth, can all lead to painful sex – and need to be evaluated and the underlying cause treated.

Painful sex is an obvious cause of reduced libido. Why would you want to engage in an activity that causes pain? This is distressing to both partners, as sexual activity is an important component of a happy and successful relationship for women and their partners.

In many cases hormone replacement therapy can restore vaginal lubrication and make sex enjoyable again. For other women, vaginal dilator therapy, revision of vaginal scar tissue or pelvic floor physical therapy is the best way to reduce vaginal or vulvar pain and restore sexual enjoyment. We also offer revolutionary new non-surgical Thermiva radiofrequency vaginal revitalization, to rejuvenate vaginal tissue, restore tightness and lubrication, reduce incontinence, and improve sexual sensation.

If you would like to restore your enjoyment and increase your libido schedule a consultation with Dr. Lynore Martinez at Live Well Functional Medicine in Santa Fe, NM today. She will diagnose the underlying cause of your pain during intercourse, and offer the safest and most effective treatment for your condition, so you can enjoy intimacy once again!

Treatments for Painful Sex

Estrogen Therapy for
Painful Sex

Estrogen is needed to optimize vaginal wall thickness and lubrication and lack of estrogen leads to thinning and drying of the vaginal wall. Vaginal dryness can often be treated by replacing vaginal estrogen with a cream or insert used on a regular basis. There is an oral selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) called Osphena® that is FDA approved for atrophic vaginal changes and can improve vaginal lubrication.
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ThermiVa^® for
Painful Sex

For some women daily creams or vaginal inserts are inconvenient or too messy, or they wish to avoid hormones. ThermiVa^® is a non-invasive vaginal treatment that reduces vaginal pain and dryness using radiofrequency heat energy. ThermiVa^® stimulates the body’s natural healing mechanisms to build collagen – which improves vaginal laxity (looseness) and lubrication, and reduces or eliminates pain during intercourse.

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Vaginismus Treatment
for Painful Sex

Painful sex can be related to issues other than dryness. Vaginal infections, bladder issues, endometriosis, and scar tissue from childbirth, can also lead to painful sex. Vaginismus is a condition in which chronic muscle tightening at the entrance of the vagina due to pain can spasm and cause ongoing painful sex. Treatments include vaginal dilator therapy, revision of vaginal scar tissue & pelvic floor physical therapy.
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ThermiVa^® for Painful Sex | Santa Fe

ThermiVa^® Treats:

Painful Intercourse
Vaginal Dryness
Loose, Lax Vagina
Vaginal Pain & Itching
Urinary Incontinence
Vaginal Atrophy
Low Sex Drive (Libido)
Loss of Sexual Sensation
Distended or Wrinkled Labia

How ThermiVa^®Treats Painful Sex

Pregnancy & delivery, weight fluctuations, and the hormonal decline of menopause – as well as certain medical procedures such as hysterectomy or chemotherapy – can cause a woman’s vagina to become lose, lax, dry and/or lacking in sensation. Her labia can also become droopy, enlarged, wrinkled and/or distended, as well. These changes in a woman’s intimate area can result in vaginal itching and burning, pain during intercourse, decreased libido, bladder leaks, and lack of sexual enjoyment for a woman and her partner.

ThermiVa® is a non-invasive treatment available at Live Well Functional Medicine in Santa Fe, NM that rejuvenates the vagina and labia, and remedies these sexual problems. ThermiVa^® delivers gentle but powerful radiofrequency (RF) energy to a woman’s intimate area with a slim wand. As the vaginal tissue it heated, blood flow and lubrication in the vagina is increased. The RF energy also stimulates the body’s natural production of collagen, which rebuilds, strengthens and tightens the vaginal walls – reducing pain and increasing pleasure during intercourse.

ThermiVa^® vaginal revitalization is a painless, non-surgical treatment performed in our Santa Fe office – all with no downtime! If you are a woman who is experiencing vaginal pain or dryness, low sex drive, urinary incontinence, or painful and unsatisfying sex, you do not have to suffer in silence. Schedule a confidential and discreet consultation at Live Well Functional Medicine in Santa Fe, NM and see how ThermiVa^®, or one of our other state-of-the-art vaginal restoration treatments can give you back your quality of life!

Treatment for Painful Sex | Santa Fe