Chloe you angel! I’ve read the same article on Cosmo but couldn’t find contact details and google wasn’t much help. I’ve been having problems with tampons and a fear of them since I was about 10, so I’ve never been able to use one. When I first had sex with my bf just over a year ago it was painful (which I expected) it just never got better, sometimes it’s bearable other times it’s impossible. I’ve tried everything at home I can think of… lots of lube, breathing/relaxation exercises, different positions. I also got some dilators but I’m too scared to use them! Your post was so refreshing as I’ve also struggled to find information and treatment in UK. One GP thought it was thrush so did swaps which case back negative, however that was a painful experience and another referred me to private counselling that I’d struggle to afford. It doesn’t seem as if there’s much in ways of understanding or treatment in the UK. Thank you so much, I feel understood and am so happy to have found someone as young as me struggling with the same thing! X
