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dry vagina
i've always been really wet but lately im the exact opposite... it hurts whenever me and my dude do stuff. what could be causing this? how can i fix this without lube?
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Are you diabetic or recently diagnosed or suspected to have the illness? It's a big cause for the dryness you mention. If you have undergone treatment for any illnesses or something serious as cancer they are factors as well.
I would also look into any medications you may take and find out there sexual side-effects as it may all be linked to something like that. What the poster wrote below is a lot to go on but I figured I would raise that diabetes and the treatments for it contribute to vaginal dryness.
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Lots of things can cause vaginal dryness.
Lack of hydration. Drink more pure, clean water. For real. It might just be that you're a little dehydrated.
Lack of proper foreplay. Women need to get actually get into the mood well before having sex. Try making out more before sex or doing something that feels good before letting your man enter you.
Birth control pills. Anything that messes with your hormones can mess with the vaginal secretion production. If you're starting a new birth control, have been on antibiotics, or have been taking supplements for fertility then you may need to just discontinue and let them wear out of your system. (If you've taken Plan B this counts. If you've been recently pregnant then you'll have to just let you body normalize back out, too.)
Too much cleansing. Sometimes you can actually clean your vagina too much or too frequently. Douching is especially a problem when it comes to vaginal dryness. Just clean your vagina like any other part of your body. Don't shove things up there that don't need to be there in the first place. Use soap (drying) sparingly down there. A healthy vagina isn't going to smell rancid or horrible if you clean it properly in the first place.
Infection. Some bacterial infections or yeast infections can cause vaginal dryness. Get checked out by a doctor to make sure this is not the case. Sure, a yeast infection isn't going to do much harm--but a bacterial infection can lead to something call Pelvic Inflammatory Diesease (PIV) or even make you completely infertile.
Vitamins. Sometimes you can be lacking something vital that your body stops producing the right amount of vaginal fluids to make up for. Start taking a good daily multivitamin and see if things improve. It could be that your body just lacks something you aren't getting in your normal diet now. (Try to eat better, too.)
Tampon usage. Seriously, tampons are evil. They hurt the inside of your vagina by removing healthy cells and natural moisture. Here:
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Stay away from sex until this problem is solved. A dry vagina can actually lead to thinning of the vaginal walls and create tearing, scar tissue, and more infections. See a doctor first of all to see if anything has changed down there like abnormal cells.
Depression and negative feelings could also be a factor but it's rare and you would probably be able to relate the problem to that almost immediately. It has to do with the inability to actually get "into the mood" or, well, horny. There are serious medical conditions that are associated with vaginal dryness but you would have to get your doctor to check you for those, too, because you can't tell without tests.
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