That article was pretty eye-opening, I agree.

Your OBGYN's reaction is disappointing, but sadly, fairly common in a world where female pain is discounted by medical professionals (see The healthcare gender bias: do men get better medical treatment? | Life and style | The Guardian & The Girl Who Cried Pain: A Bias Against Women in the Treatment of Pain by Diane E. Hoffmann, Anita J. Tarzian :: SSRN). Female sexual pain seems to be even more easily disregarded.