If your lockdown looks has seen you spend entire days clad in lycra — then know that thus could be one cause of a burning vagina or, more likely, vulva — to be anatomically correct, the latter is the part of your genitals you can see. The former is the canal that runs up to your cervix. But what are the other potential causes for feeling a nasty, hot sensation down there? Straight up: conditions that cause vaginal or vulval burning are more common than you might like to think. Turns out your healthy day-to-day set-up could actually be the cause of your burning vagina.

You know sex should feel good amazing , ideally , but for many women, that's not always the case. In fact, 75 percent of women experience some kind of pain during intercourse at some point in their lifetime, according to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology ACOG. One common form of discomfort during penetrative sex is a burning or stinging sensation not fun! That's normal.

Many women of all ages are occasionally bothered by an uncomfortable and painful stinging sensation in the vagina. Very few women completely avoid vaginal discomfort in their lifetimes. Stinging and burning in the vagina may occur for several reasons, some more worrisome than others. Whatever the cause of stinging in the vagina, it is an unpleasant problem that requires action.

The obvious answer here is that no, burning in or around your vagina is not normal — meaning that it's not something a healthy person should experience. But, according to Dr. It's common, it's treatable, and though Dweck said most women get to know their bodies and can figure out what the cause of the burning may be on their own, if burning persists or causes any stress or anxiety you should see your doctor.