The answer is Yes! Let’s face it – these days many dates are facilitated by the use of online apps. Dating isn’t easy and at Maze, I speak with many women who are entering or re-entering the dating world which has become a “swipey world”. This is where a dating app ghostwriter like Meredith Golden …
Continue ReadingVying for Vyleesi: Could it save your sex life?
Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) in women is now technically called Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder. Symptoms, which need to be present for 6 months, include nonexistent or minimal interest in sexual activity, lack of sexual thoughts/fantasies, absence of pleasure and difficulty feeling sensations during sexual contact. Additionally, these symptoms need to cause considerable distress. For some …
Continue ReadingWelcome Vyleesi! Another Option For Treating HSDD/Low Libido
The FDA just approved a second drug for low desire in Women. It’s called Vyleesi (bremelanotide) and we want to welcome it into our practice. As usual, there are the naysayers out there who feel like trying to treat a sexual condition with a drug is absurd, but you know I don’t believe that. Women’s …
Continue ReadingSex Ed Illustrated: “Oh Joy Sex Toy”
Talking about sex is great, learning about sex is great, but sometimes it can be hard to find resources that are entertaining as well as educational. Enter “Oh Joy Sex Toy” a “sex education and toy review comic” that writes (and draws) about everything from vibrators to vaginismus. Each comic addresses a single topic, …
Continue ReadingIt’s Time For Some Sexual Equality
Female sexual pleasure always seems to take a back seat to male sexual pleasure. We see it here at the center every day: women who are afraid to ask for what they want, women who feel that sex is about the man’s pleasure, men who are willing to pay for help with their sex lives …
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