Pain to Pleasure

Dyspareunia — pain during or after intercourse — is a condition that can quietly reshape a person's relationship with their own body, with intimacy, and with the people they love. It is also one that can be difficult to name, particularly when those around you have never heard of it. The writers in this collection named it, and describe what came next.

Inside this volume

Fifty first-person accounts trace the experience of sexual pain — the search for diagnosis, the approaches explored such as pelvic floor therapy, hormonal treatment, and surgery, and the long process of learning what helps and what doesn't. They write with honesty about relationships strained and relationships that held, and about what recovery has meant in each case.

Who it's for

For those living with sexual pain, their partners, and anyone looking for honest accounts from people who have navigated this without simplification or shame.

Format · Instant download · PDF & EPUB · Fifty first-person accounts

A collection of personal testimony, offered as companion reading — not medical advice.

• 50 single-author testimonies from real people
• A short, plain-language introduction to the topic
• Editor’s note, contents page, and curated resource list
• Professional interior typesetting and an original cover

Every purchase includes a print-quality PDF (best for desktop, tablet, and printing) and a reflowable EPUB (best for Kindle, Apple Books, Kobo, and phones). Files are DRM-free.