Sometimes we like to share what our patients say about a particular condition and their experience with MCFS. Here’s an inspiring testimonial from a woman who had great success with treating vaginismus with botulinum toxin. I’ve suffered from vaginismus my whole life. I initially hoped it was something that would resolve on its own, but …
Continue ReadingHow to talk to your partner about using a vibrator.
Occasionally, women feel nervous about introducing a vibrator into their relationship. Sometimes their partners express that they don’t feel comfortable with it. This is particularly challenging for our clients who have never had orgasms because they may require additional stimulation which oral or manual stimulation can not provide. In these instances I try to explain to both the woman and …
Continue ReadingTwo truths.
We saw a patient yesterday who made me think about two truths…one I had already “known” or at least had been conscious of; the other, not so much. The patient is a lively, beautiful mother of a 10 year old girl. She came to us two years ago because of her lack of libido — she …
Continue ReadingSex and pregnancy — the male perspective.
A lot has been written about sex and pregnancy from the female perspective. Often women feel awful in the first trimester, better and possibly fabulous in the second trimester and huge in the third trimester. These are obviously generalizations, but on the whole this is what many women experience. And as these changes ebb and …
Continue ReadingVibrators in the New York Times.
As a sex educator, it is exciting to see Vibrators covered in the New York Times. The journalist has pegged the piece to the new found presence of vibrators in regular drug stores. They are now sold at Duane Reade! This is a wonderful step because vibrators were and still are sometimes thought of as …
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