At Maze Women’s Health we treat many women whose chief complaint is low desire. Some women have experienced a slow decline in libido for years, whereas for others it’s almost like a light switch suddenly turned off. Regardless of the onset, in both groups of women I often hear that their partner would ideally want …
Continue ReadingWhen It’s Hard to Make That First Appointment
I hear it again and again. “I have been wanting to come in for months, but I just couldn’t make that call!” If that’s you, we get it. And there are so many reasons that might be the case. Here are just a few: “I’m so embarrassed” – Try not to be. Truly. Over 50% …
Continue ReadingVulnerability Hangover
Vulnerability catches us at all the wrong times, or does it? I recently heard the term “vulnerability hangover” and completely related. There have been so many times I have felt like I tried something new or said something out of the ordinary and felt great about it at the moment. I felt empowered and really …
Continue ReadingKink Is Not Abuse
Strangling a partner, grabbing and pulling hair, and slapping someone all sound like forms of physical abuse, and indeed can be. In fact as someone who has worked with hundreds of survivors of intimate partner violence these activities are often what was described to me. Many of them finally left the abuser when their partner …
Continue ReadingWhat Should Go in the Vagina?
We live in the world of internet health, for good and bad. I admit to turning to the internet for medical advice. A rash on my arm, a strange feeling in my chest, and I turn to Dr. Google. However, in the end, the overwhelming amount of advice and strange ideas usually sends me straight …
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