{"id":11569,"date":"2025-06-14T20:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tobe.sk\/painful-gynecological-exams-and-uncomfortable-sexual-intercourse-could-excessive-tension-in-the-pelvic-floor-be-to-blame\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T22:28:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T20:28:25","slug":"painful-gynecological-exams-and-uncomfortable-sexual-intercourse-could-excessive-tension-in-the-pelvic-floor-be-to-blame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tobe.sk\/en\/painful-gynecological-exams-and-uncomfortable-sexual-intercourse-could-excessive-tension-in-the-pelvic-floor-be-to-blame\/","title":{"rendered":"Painful gynecological exams and uncomfortable sexual intercourse: Could excessive tension in the pelvic floor be to blame?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11569\" class=\"elementor elementor-11569 elementor-10901\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf03560 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf03560\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdb22db\" data-id=\"fdb22db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f9c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28f9c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">Many women experience a situation at some point in their lives where they are surprised by pain during a gynecological exam or discomfort during sexual intercourse. If all medical test results are normal but the problems persist, the cause may lie elsewhere\u2014for example, in excessive tension in the pelvic floor muscles. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d2284d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d2284d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8842f6\" data-id=\"d8842f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c909d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c909d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Tense Pelvic Floor \u2013 A Hidden Cause of Pain<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0704d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0704d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-983ba13\" data-id=\"983ba13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb66248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb66248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does excessive voltage occur?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ba9a76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ba9a76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2bfcf8\" data-id=\"a2bfcf8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380f30f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"380f30f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">Increased tone (tension) in the pelvic floor may result from:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">Long-term stress and mental exhaustion,<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">extreme physical exertion,<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">urinary tract infection or vaginal infection,<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">surgical procedures in the pelvic, abdominal, or hip joint regions,<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">painful or traumatic experiences.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p align=\"CENTER\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">\u201cThese are all factors that can lead to a reflexive increase in pelvic floor muscle tension,\u201d<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\"> explains intimate physical therapist Katar\u00edna Hanuliakov\u00e1, MSc, from the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">IntimFyzio<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efcd77e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efcd77e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the symptoms of increased pelvic floor tension?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13ea84b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13ea84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">Typical symptoms include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">Pain during a gynecological exam,<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">uncomfortable or even painful sensations during sexual intercourse,<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">a feeling of pressure or tightness in the lower abdomen,<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">frequent urge to urinate or a feeling of incomplete emptying,<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">digestive problems and frequent constipation<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">inability to relax<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a005b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a005b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98f74c7\" data-id=\"98f74c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbf20eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbf20eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There is a solution\u2014pelvic floor physical therapy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d493a07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d493a07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ddad1d\" data-id=\"1ddad1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78025f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78025f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">Targeted gynecological physical therapy can restore proper function to the pelvic floor muscles and relieve excessive tension in them. It is a noninvasive and effective method that helps the body regain its balance. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91874a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f91874a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does normotonia mean?  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2843fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2843fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">Normotonia is a condition in which the pelvic floor muscles are appropriately toned\u2014neither too loose nor too tight. It is precisely in this state\u2014normotonia\u2014that the pelvic floor can effectively perform its functions: <\/span><\/p><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">Support the pelvic organs,<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">help promote proper bowel movements,<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">to help with proper breathing,<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">enable pain-free sexual intercourse, and even make it possible to reach orgasm.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p align=\"CENTER\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">\u201cThe goal of physical therapy is to restore this normotonia and help women feel good in their own bodies again,\u201d<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\"> adds intimate physical therapist Katar\u00edna Hanuliakov\u00e1.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ba8d60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ba8d60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b580070\" data-id=\"b580070\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09cc5e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09cc5e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Don't put off solving problems<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df23779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df23779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">If you\u2019ve experienced a painful gynecological exam or feel discomfort during sexual intercourse, don\u2019t ignore it. Even if the test results show nothing wrong, your body is sending you a signal that it needs your attention. The right step is to see a physical therapist who specializes in the pelvic floor. Just a few sessions together can significantly improve your quality of life.   <\/span><\/p><p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a96b6d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a96b6d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-842112c\" data-id=\"842112c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffdbe7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffdbe7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your intimate health deserves your attention<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1163c18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1163c18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e72dbbb\" data-id=\"e72dbbb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b307519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b307519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">Painful sexual intercourse or a gynecological exam isn&#8217;t normal just because the test results look good. If you&#8217;re experiencing discomfort, look for the cause and a solution. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">At the IntimFyzio Center, we&#8217;ll help you restore your balance and comfort.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">Schedule an appointment &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intimfyzio.sk\/on-line-rezervacia-terminu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Montserrat;\">Learn more about pelvic floor physical therapy\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intimfyzio.sk\/terapie\/intim_fyzio_terapia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many women experience a situation at some point in their lives where they are surprised by pain during a gynecological exam or discomfort during sexual intercourse. If all medical test results are normal but the problems persist, the cause may lie elsewhere\u2014for example, in excessive tension in the pelvic floor muscles. 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