Many women experience some form of pain during intercourse at some point in their lives. But when pain becomes the norm and is left untreated, the results range from avoiding intimacy and lack of sexual fulfillment to serious health problems.
 
Symptoms of pain during intercourse, or dyspareunia, vary widely and the absence of a clear diagnosis can magnify the emotional toll.
 
While inadequate lubrication, inflammation and trauma are suspect causes, most women are unaware that a tipped or tilted uterus can be the culprit.
 
A normal uterus is vertical and slightly bent toward the belly, but 20% of females have a tipped or tilted uterus that tilts backwards away from the belly, either from aging, pregnancy or scarring from endometriosis, surgery or fibroids.
 
Generally, this isn’t a problem, but some do experience complications such as pain when the penis hits the cervix or uterus during sex, menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea), mild incontinence, urinary tract infections, difficulty using tampons or infertility.
 
Herbal formulas can help relieve PMS and menstrual cramps while balancing the synthesis of Prostaglandin E-1 and E-2 hormones, which narrows the vaginal canal and strengthens the uterine-support ligaments and muscles to gradually lift a prolapsed or titled uterus, relieving intercourse pain. The combination of Dong quai, American ginseng, saw palmetto, wild yam, black cohosh and yohimbe is highly effective, while vaginal suppositories of calendula and vitamin A also soothe and heal.