I'm perimenopausal and a couple of months ago started having a burning sensation for a few minutes after having sex, sometimes accompanied by a need to wee for a day or two after (no other UTI symptoms though). Two urine tests came back negative for UTIs.
The doctor said the symptoms were probably linked to the perimenopause. At the same time I found out I have very low iron.
(I am on the contraceptive pill and the oestrogen seems to have helped with other things like flashes).
I am waiting for a gynaecologist appt but in the meantime since upping my iron levels the painful symptoms have completely gone away!
Could it be linked to low iron or do oestrogen levels just fluctuate during peri so they might come back again soon?