I have been teaching sex education for years, and again and again I would get the same response as to why people don’t wear condoms: “It doesn’t feel the same.” And indeed they were right. Wearing condoms during intercourse is not the same as going without. The feelings and sensations are different, however with the …
Continue ReadingAll About the O-Shot or “Orgasm Shot”
I started offering the O-Shot at Maze Women’s Health in March 2018. I am always excited to add something new to our treatment “tool box” because when it comes to female sexual dysfunction, a bit of trial and error is often involved and what works for one patient may not work for another. Therefore, the …
Continue ReadingThe High Cost of Being a Sexually Active Woman
Finally! For years I have been wondering how come there are generic drugs for women’s health that are astronomically expensive even though they have been around for ages and sometimes even are generic. It just didn’t make any sense to me. Well, here you have it. The NYTimes just did a fabulous job describing the …
Continue ReadingOrgasm Gap…Kind of Like the Wage Gap
Wouldn’t it be nice if legislation could be introduced to address the orgasm gap? The ground breaking supreme court decision known as “The Equal Pay Act of 1963” requires that men and women be given equal pay for equal work. How did this legislation come about? Women asking for it, women and men fighting for it …
Continue ReadingAll About Lube
I am not sure where this myth came from, but it is one that we need to constantly address in the field of sexuality. Using lubrication is not a bad thing. It does not mean something is wrong with you if your vagina is not always as naturally lubricated as you would like it to …
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