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Can a tight pelvic floor make sex painful? painful sex pelvic floor vaginismus Oct 31, 2026

Sex hurts at the entrance. Tampons are hard work. A cervical screening test feels like a fight your body is having without you. And you have been told everything looks normal.

Sometimes the reason is...

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