Do bladder infections cause painful sex?

Do bladder infections cause painful 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...

A lot of women experience Bladder Infections related to sexual activity and then they develp a lot of anxiety related to sexual activity because they think every time they have sex, and they generally do, get a bladder infection and that just happens in some women and that's treated a very specific way and they don't necessarily have pain during sex. They have pain and irritation after sex and tingling and burning in the urethra after sexual relations.