Everyone will suffer a broken heart at one point in their life. Whether it is the death of a relative, friend, pet or even a relationship. Endings can hurt like hell. Our hearts may feel heavy and broken, as if it has crumbled into bits and pieces. There is a brighter side to heart break …
Continue ReadingYES! Hormonal contraception can cause painful intercourse.
I see many patients that come to the office complaining of painful intercourse and one of my first questions is: Are you taking birth control pills or any other form of hormonal contraception? And if so, for how long? Now, the information I’m about to provide includes all hormonal contraception like the nuvaring, patch, injections …
Continue ReadingEstrogen replacement: horse urine vs yams.
Women have a lot of choices these days when it comes to estrogen replacement. There are many products on the market and oftentimes more choices lead to more confusion. Estrogen delivery systems include oral pills, transdermal patches, gels, rings and injections. Some estrogen products are made from the urine of pregnant horses and others are …
Continue ReadingWhat I have learned about chronic pain.
As a medical professional, treating chronic pain can be very difficult. We are always looking for new treatment options for vaginal/vulvar pain since one treatment option doesn’t always work for all patients. What I have noticed is the longer a patient has pain, that once pain has advanced from acute to chronic, the more complicated …
Continue ReadingCranberry supplements: Do they prevent UTIs?
I get asked quite often if cranberry products (tablets, juice) work to prevent urinary tract infections (UTI). The short answer: YES! Theoretically, cranberries keep bacteria from adhering to the wall of the bladder. The most common bacteria that causes an UTI is E. coli. Researchers have found that two components of a cranberry prevent E. …
Continue ReadingPorn sex vs real sex, explained in food.
WARNING: This video may not be appropriate for those offended by food porn. What am I talking about? This video by Kornhaber Brown illustrates the differences between porn sex and real sex using FOOD. Be prepared to laugh and possibly gasp. The put it bluntly, the video refers to anal sex, squirting, and swallowing using …
Continue ReadingBest tampon td in the history of the world?
Have you heard of the “Camp Gyno” video? The video is an advertisement for Hello Flo, a period-supply subscription service, that has racked up 2.5 million hits in a mere two days! This video is being dubbed as the “best tampon ad in the history of the world!” Hello Flo is a monthly delivery service …
Continue ReadingJenny & Matt: madly in love.
Jenny and Matt are madly in love. But when they take their relationship to the next level, they discover how difficult physical intimacy can be! Jenny finds intercourse painful and wonders if love always hurts, or if eventually the pain will go away. Matt wants to make Jenny happy, but experiences his own difficulties as …
Continue ReadingOsphena — Oral medication for painful intercourse.
By far the most common cause of painful intercourse in a menopausal woman is vulvar and vaginal atrophy. During menopause estrogen levels plummet and can result in severe vulvar and vaginal dryness. Some of my patients have described intercourse as feeling like someone was rubbing sandpaper in their vagina. Another patient described her vagina as …
Continue ReadingMYTH: Wine helps painful intercourse.
I am always surprised at how many patients I see who tell me that their gynecologist recommends they have a glass of wine before intercourse. They say it’s to help them relax and that it would help with the pain they experience during intercourse. Not only does this not work, but the patient is left …
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