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What Causes Severe Abdominal Cramps After Intercourse?

My period went off on Saturday. but, i had sex with my boyfriend on both Sunday and Tuesday (both times protected) . it is now Thursday and have severe cramps and i feel bloated. could this possibly mean that i am pregnant? or it is something more serious?
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Common causes of abdominal pain after sex include vaginal dryness, yeast infections, having an STD, urinary tract infection, and friction from sex. Other gynecological causes include uterine fibroid, endometriosis, ovarian cyst, and vaginismus. This does not indicate that you are pregnant.
There are things in which a man or woman can do to help alleviate the pain:
1.     Communicate with one other, so that each person knows what is going on.
2.     Use lubricants to help with lubrication, as this can help make sex easier
3.     Consider switching positions, as this can sometimes help to alleviate the pain
4.     Don’t rush sex, as the longer that foreplay lasts, the more arousal, hence lubrication, will occur naturally.
Medicines
5.     Dicyclomine 20 mg every 8 hours per oral for cramp
6.     Investigation – USG abdomen, CBC, R/E of urine, C/S of urine
7.     Apply K – Y lubricating jelly for vaginal dryness
Consult your gynecologist for further treatment & diagnosis.
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What Causes Severe Abdominal Cramps After Intercourse?

Common causes of abdominal pain after sex include vaginal dryness, yeast infections, having an STD, urinary tract infection, and friction from sex. Other gynecological causes include uterine fibroid, endometriosis, ovarian cyst, and vaginismus. This does not indicate that you are pregnant. There are things in which a man or woman can do to help alleviate the pain: 1. Communicate with one other, so that each person knows what is going on. 2. Use lubricants to help with lubrication, as this can help make sex easier 3. Consider switching positions, as this can sometimes help to alleviate the pain 4. Don’t rush sex, as the longer that foreplay lasts, the more arousal, hence lubrication, will occur naturally. Medicines 5. Dicyclomine 20 mg every 8 hours per oral for cramp 6. Investigation – USG abdomen, CBC, R/E of urine, C/S of urine 7. Apply K – Y lubricating jelly for vaginal dryness Consult your gynecologist for further treatment & diagnosis. Thanks