Does anyone else have this problem?

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-14-2007
Does anyone else have this problem?
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Fri, 10-10-2008 - 7:42pm
Sometimes before I start my period my clit will hurt, like hurt to touch it or even wash/shave my vagina in the shower, it hurts alot.  And sometimes (even without it being time for my period) before I masturbate, I have to rub it a certain way in the beginning to get it "comfortable" sorry if that was TMI, but I feel it is part of my question.  Anyway, does anyone else have this same problem or am I the only one?

When I was around 7 or 8 years old I was on this type of jungle gym at the park, it looked like a pyramid of rings, and the rings got smaller as it got to the top, it kinda looked like a round ladder.  Anyway, I was straddling one of the rungs and my foot slipped and I slammed down with all my weight on my vagina/clit.  I remember crying and my dad checking me to see if I was bleeding but I wasn't.  So could that cause my discomfort now?  Or is it unrelated?


Thank you all in advance for the answers.  I love this board alot!!!  You guys rock and make people like me feel not so alone.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-26-2006
Wed, 10-15-2008 - 10:19pm

Hi there,

The clitoris is full of thousands of tiny nerve endings, and it's quite common for extra sensitivity to occur in the pelvic region just before, or during a period. The fact that you can only touch your clitoris certain ways during masturbation is completely normal. Some women are simply more sensitive than others. I don't think that falling down on the rung as a child would have done much in the way of permanent damage! I did similar things as a child myself (like riding a man's bike and slipping off the pedal and falling on to the bar!)