Here’s an article about an OB/GYN who sells sex toy in his office. He believes he’s the first OB/GYN to do so. Maybe he is. Maybe he isn’t. He certainly is not the first PHYSICIAN to sell sex toys. We’ve been carrying them for years — for many of the same reasons he has. Patients are …
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We have every excuse in the book why we don’t talk to our children about sex. A favorite one is: “they are not ready.” I think we really like to believe that our children are innocent and can’t handle information on sex. That is just not true and study after study suggests that the more …
Continue ReadingFrom the sex counselors point of view…
Often people will ask me how I got into this field and why I do what I do. First, let me explain what I do. I work with women who have sexual dysfunction and help to treat from a behavioral and medical standpoint. These issues range from low desire, difficulty with arousal and lubrication, difficulty …
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I just discovered a fun new book: Deal With it: A Whole new Approach to Your Body, Brain and Life. (By Drill, McDonald and Odes) It’s not a new book, but it’s chatty, comprehensive and fun to read. But it’s very explicit and so you may want to check it out and make sure you’re …
Continue ReadingTeaching kids about sex.
There is so much controversy about how to teach kids about sex. In general I’m a proponent of “the more you know, the more prepared you are and the better choices you can make.” Recently a new curriculum came out that was touted as “abstinence only.” That tends to be a major red flag for …
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