Can women have pain even from noncoital sex?

Can women have pain even from noncoital sex?

Jennifer Berman (Director, Berman Women's Wellness Center) gives expert video advice on: When should a woman see a doctor about painful sex?; How are sexual pain disorders diagnosed?; How is female 'sexual pain disorder' treated? and more...

Noncoital, or pain in your genital area is not associated with intercourse. It is a subvariant of vulvadenia, which is called vestibulitis, or vulva vaginitis. That is treated in a specific way as well. But it's not really sexual pain, because you're not having sex, but it's pain in your genital area that occurs even when you're not having sexual relations.