Dealing with Painful Periods and Intercourse

I found progestin only pills helped more for me personally, the pill doesnt help treat the disease itself but can mask symptoms quite well for some people

I have vaginismus! Not all thing work well for everyone but this is what worked for me. (1) I got OFF birth control. For me it made it worse. (2) (I also have PMDD and I started taking Flo vitamins but I realized it also helped with vaginismus. (3) Drinking enough water always helps and health diet best for you. (Drinking 1/2 your body weight in oz) I found with those things I started stretched better and had less pain. I was supposed to see a specialist about all this. Even with a referral from doc the place never called me like I was told they would. But I think I have something figured out that I don’t need it right now but if you ever could see one I’m sure they can help you more on that too.

I was dealing with the same and it was ovarian cysts so definitely do not get the IUD if you are still having bad pain with period and inter course

Birth control has been the main thing for me while I wait for surgery, unfortunately with possibly endo it can be very frustrating to manage, but birthcontrol can help with symptoms as well as slowing the growth, I've found codeine helpful as a pain medication, heat is also a big help, hot water bottles or Wheaties are great but be careful not to use them too often as you could end up with toasted skin syndrome. With endo it's all about pain management rather than prevention. Best of luck to you!