Just needing to unload, but advice is also good.

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Hello, lovely people of VP. I've been lurking for a while and decided that this is probably a great place to finally get this off my chest and maybe also get some answers/advice/stories of similar experiences.

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Itchy/sore vulva and vaginal entrance

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I am out in New England, visiting my boyfriend. We've been having very regular, barrier free sex (I am on the pill). We are both 99% sure were STD free. Last night I noticed that during PIV intercourse the entrance of my vagina was itchy/tender. Not so muh that we needed to stop sex, but just a minor annoyance. This morning I noticed that the inside of my vulva is also itchy, and feels rough to the touch - not bumpy persay, but just rough and irritated. The entrance to my vagina is now feeling sore to the touch - particular the lower side, closer to my anus. 

Is this just from the frequent sex? My last sexual partner before him wasn't as endowed, nor was it as frequent. There was roughly a 3-4 month gap in between the two men. Could it be a sign of something more serious? At my last pap in March she said that my cervix was swollen and inflamed, and to keep an eye on any bleeding from sex, and after the first few times we had sex the bleeding stopped entirely. 

I did invest in travel insurance before I left Canada, so I can go see a medical clinic if I need to, but I'd rather not since it is a hassle to do the running around for it (making phone calls, getting it all approved, etc).  Any idea what I can do to soothe the irritations? I have some all purpose healing salve here that ive been recommended to use from a herbalist, but I'm wondering if you ladies would recommend anything else. 

Thanks, sorry this is isn't as coherent as I want it to be :)

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I had a boyfriend awhile ago and I was madly in love with him. We stopped having sex toward the end of our relationship, partly because sometimes I just couldn't be bothered or was too tired and sometimes because it really started to hurt... down there. I'm not sure why it started hurting - I have had sexual partners before him and never had the issue before. We broke up for many reasons and the break-up absolutely shocked and crushed me and I haven't dated, or been with anyone sexually, since.

I went and got a pap smear - all clear - and got an ultrasound done and they confirmed that there was nothing wrong with me as far as they could see (endometriosis, etc.). I haven't seen a specialist. It still hurts sometimes when I use tampons and stuff, but not when they're inside me or anything, just upon the initial entry into my vagina. What's wrong with me? I feel like a freak. It confuses and embarrasses me so much I want to cry. I pretty much avoid relationships now because I'm worried it's going to hurt me like it started to toward the end of my relationship and because I'm terrified I'll get destroyed emotionally by someone again. If doctors can't see anything wrong with me, did I grow out of my feelings for my boyfriend somewhere along the line? Am I now afraid of sex or something? Asexual? Is something wrong with my brain?

Is this a UTI?

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