Does sex equal love in a romantic relationship? Okay — most people would roll their eyes if you asked them that. OF COURSE sex does not equal love. Sex is sex and love is love. Yet… when one partner does not want to have sex with the other partner, there can often get translated into …
Continue ReadingTreating vaginismus at home.
If you suspect you have vaginismus — severe pain (or any pain for that matter) when you have intercourse or you haven’t been able to insert anything into your vagina — the best option by far is to see a specialist who handles this particular condition. If, however, you don’t think you can, then by all …
Continue ReadingIntercourse and orgasm.
Most women don’t have an orgasm from intercourse alone You’ve heard me say it again and again…there is nothing “wrong” with you if you can’t have an orgasm from intercourse. It puts you squarely with 70% of women. And if you are someone who is able to have orgasms from a hand, a mouth or …
Continue ReadingSex therapy and sexual health.
Sex therapy is a life saver when problems in the bedroom link to problems in the relationship, a person’s comfort level with emotional intimacy and more. But issues like pain and low desire — even trouble with orgasms — often have roots in physiological imbalances (hormones, neurotransmitters, muscle spasms.) So while you’re looking into sex therapy, consider …
Continue ReadingThe sexual response cycle — desire and response.
Masters and Johnson are famous for researching the sexual response cycle, the body’s reaction to sexual stimuli. What is amazing about the sexual response cycle is that most people, regardless of race or religion or country they live in, respond to sexual stimuli and go through four phases: Excitement/Arousal, Plateau, Orgasm and Resolution. The stimuli …
Continue ReadingOnce again, the media needs headlines about sex.
You’ve already heard us opine about claims that practitioners who treat female sexual dysfunction medically with tremendous success. Here, ABC News again fusses over the fact that big pharmaceutical companies are creating products to address the condition of low desire. Of particular interest are the comments below the story. Proof from real people, right there.
Continue ReadingJournal of Sexual Medicine findings on sexual behavior in men, women and teens.
An Indiana University study has been released on sexual behavior published yesterday in the Journal of Sexual Medicine and the findings are garnering lots of chatter from the media. We’ll have a more thorough analysis of this study in a bit, but for now, let’s just topline the interesting points: 60% of men and 50% …
Continue ReadingDr. Sara Nasserzadeh writes for MCFS: When it comes to sex, do you know what YOU want?
Hello Everyone. I am Dr. Sara NasserZadeh. I have just joined the dynamic group of professionals at MCFS and am looking forward to interacting with you all through the blog. My Motto is: “There is always a way forward or at least out of it”. I hope you enjoy this entry as much as I did writing …
Continue ReadingEcho: that pain in your vagina is NOT in your head!
If you search our archive, you will find a number of blogs discussing this topic. Although this subject has been touched upon, we continue to hear it from our patients each and every week, and not only are patients getting frustrated, but I am too. How can any practitioner, therapist or doctor see an ulcerated …
Continue ReadingZestra vs the advertising industry.
Thank you, Nightline. My only wish is that the story on Zestra — the topical oil-based product said to increase women’s sensitivity to touch and help them feel greater sexual satisfaction — aired during prime time so more people could hear the words “women” and “sex” or “sexual satifaction” or “arousal” or “desire” in the same sentence. …
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