So here’s a fun new read about the state of sexual activity in America: America Unzipped: In Search of Sex and Satisfaction, by Brian Alexander who is a columnist at MSNBC.com. The book explores what “the average” (what’s that?) American is doing in their bedroom… and in the bathroom… and on airplanes… and on beaches… …
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I agree completely with Bat Sheva. It is also good to know that water based lubes are the safest. If your lube has ingredients that sound like they might be used in an automobile engine they probably aren’t very compatable with your vagina. Even KY has an ingredient that can be problematic for certain women. …
Continue ReadingYou never have to live with vaginal dryness.
It’s kind of frustrating when women tell me that intercourse is painful. Then I say “do you use a lubricant?’ and then they say:” uh, no, aren’t I too young to need a lubricant?” And then I say…“Uh…no…” Here’s the deal…women often need lubricants at different ages, different stages in life and even different times …
Continue ReadingThe impact of trauma and abuse…
A friend asked me yesterday what percentage of the clients in my sex therapy practice have been abused. I knew the answer was “many” but I had never done the math. Out of curiosity I reviewed my cases for the past month. I saw 27 different people, most on multiple occasions of course, i.e., weekly. …
Continue ReadingNewsletter brings vaginismus into the open.
The Medical Center for Female Sexuality remains on the cutting edge of female sexual concerns with the latest issue of its newsletter, Sex for Women Today. The September issue is dedicated to vaginismus, a rarely discussed disorder identified by pain during intercourse. Women are finding there is a solution and they no longer need to …
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