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" 1. The Injury: Down-There Cuts Vaginal or vulvar tearing tends to happen when you&amp;#039;re underaroused and dry, which creates more friction. Prevent It: Give your body 10 minutes for tissue to soften, lubrication to take place, and muscles to relax. Use lube for extra help. Treat It: Go to a doc if the pain is unbearable or bleeding is as heavy as a period. 2. The Injury: UFOs (Unretrievable Foreign Objects) When there&amp;#039;s a hole, things can get stuck. Prevent It: Don&amp;#039;t insert anything past two inches \u2014 orgasm science shows there&amp;#039;s no benefit to your pleasure past that point. And use only anal-specific toys in that region. Most have a wider base that you or your partner can (and should) hold on to. Treat It: Anal toys tend to move upstream with time, so don&amp;#039;t, uh, sit around on this one \u2014 take it to urgent care. Vaginal? Grab a mirror and your hand or a good friend. Relax so you don&amp;#039;t tense up, which makes retrieval harder. Visit your MD if it&amp;#039;s still stuck after an hour. 3. The Injury: Cross-Your-Legs Pain Having sex when you have an infection (UTI, yeast, bacterial vaginosis) can hurt, and it may make your issue worse. Prevent It: Avoid sex if you have signs of an infection. If you&amp;#039;ve been diagnosed, wait a week so the inflamed tissuecan heal. Treat It: A cold compress soothes pain. Then visit your gyno to see if you need a prescription and to be sure it&amp;#039;s not something more serious, like an STI. 4. The Injury: Pulled Muscles Hot sex is often rough sex ... and the hotter it is, the less likely you&amp;#039;ll notice cramps and strains, thanks to endorphins released mid-romp. Only later do you realize you went too far. Prevent It: Like in yoga, you have to work your way up to the advanced poses. Start with positions that keep your legs shoulder-width apart \u2014 once your blood is flowing (about five minutes in), feel free to break into Plow. Treat It: 600 mg of ibuprofen should do the trick. Also, RICE: rest, ice, compress, and elevate. See a doctor if pain and movement don&amp;#039;t improve after a few days. Source:John Morehead, MD, OB-GYN emergency-room physician at Tristar Centennial Women&amp;#039;s Hospital, in Nashville, Tennessee This article was originally published as &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t Let Sex Send You to the E.R.&amp;quot; in the June 2014 issue of Cosmopolitan. Click here to get the issue in the iTunes store! RELATED: 9 Things Every Women Needs To Know About Sexual Health Ask Dr. iris: Can Thong Underwear Make Me Sick? 9 Things I Wish I&amp;#039;d Known About Sex in My 20s Photo credit: YouTube "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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