If you are one of the growing number of women who experience chronic illness or pain, you know all too well how your sex life can be affected.
The impact can vary. Women with chronic illness may experience some of the following:
- Painful sex.
- Discomfort during sex.
- Pain or discomfort following sex.
- A limited number of positions.
- Limitations on sexual activities.
- Decreased interest in sex.
- A lack of energy for sex.
Even if you’re generally a sex-positive wife, chronic illness and pain can take a toll.
If you are a wife with a chronic illness or chronic pain, will you please share your experience and wisdom with me?
I started to gather this information a few years ago and sensed God telling me to let it rest for a while. So I did—and now I know why.
My doctor has tentatively diagnosed me with mild fibromyalgia. After I initially scoffed at the idea because I don’t think of myself as being in pain, I realized that I do ache all over. While I think of it more as discomfort than pain, it’s always there. I have several other symptoms as well, and a fibro diagnosis makes sense.
So now I want this information not only so I can write about it for others but also because I want the information for myself.
I’ve set up a survey that asks about how your sex life is affected and also what you’ve found works for you.
Click the button below to take the survey
I am fortunate in that my condition (multiple sclerosis) isn’t painful, at least not yet. But fatigue definitely affects me. Sometimes, I know I need to conserve my energy, so I have to say no in favour of less exertion and more sleep. Other times, I engage and would love to orgasm, but fatigue makes it nearly impossible. It can be difficult to navigate, especially since I’m the higher drive spouse.
That does sound tough. The fatigue really can be crushing.