# Question about "Bruised Uterus" column...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bruised-uterus-column/123217>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [August 10, 2002, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bruised-uterus-column/123217 "2002-08-10T00:04:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![PeppermintPatty85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PeppermintPatty85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeppermintPatty85)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bruised-uterus-column/123217/1 "2002-08-10T00:04:35Z")

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Well I found this article to be most amusing… mostly because it uses all these medical terms and then says “Hung like a Porn Star.” that was beautiful. Anywho, about the article, it says that women with “fallen bladders” and endometriosis can suffer from pain during sex… Is there any sort of medication anyone knows of that a woman could take before sex to prevent this? Just curious.

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-bruised-uterus-column/123217/2 "2002-08-10T03:07:13Z")

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The column in question is [Is it possible to get “bruised ovaries” during sex?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/020809.html).

[http://blueprint.bluecrossmn.com/topic/painfulsex](http://blueprint.bluecrossmn.com/topic/painfulsex)

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> About 5 million American women have this painful condition in which tissue from the lining of the uterus grows into areas outside of the uterus such as the vagina or pelvis where it becomes inflamed. More than half of these women report pain with intercourse. Endometriosis can usually be treated with drugs that temporarily suppress estrogen production or surgery to remove the wayward tissue. Birth control pills can also help. Using the woman-on-top position or limiting intercourse to the week or two after you menstruate may also minimize the discomfort.