Fantasies are just that: fantasies. Our society’s discomfort with fantasies or misunderstanding of them is sometime scary. A person can have a fantasy and in many, many cases have no real desire to act on it. Click below to read about a case where the line between fact and fantasy becomes blurred through normative fears …
Continue ReadingHoliday sex: It’s good for you!
Round and around we go arguing whether having a lot of sex makes you healthier or being healthier make you have more sex. As usual I’m going to argue that it’s a little bit of both! If you feel healthy and fit (no matter your age or weight) you’ll be likely to have better sex. …
Continue Reading30% of women orgasm through vaginal penetration.
Although the following statistic is located on our webpage, women are still surprised to learn that only 30% of women will orgasm through vaginal penetration. That means almost 70% of women do not orgasm through intercourse. At times, women and their partners may feel like they are doing something wrong, or that something is wrong …
Continue ReadingIn sex therapy and treatment, sometimes just talking helps.
I’m often struck, when first meeting with patients, how much help they get just by talking. During the first appointment, when I get a history I feel like patients relax so much. It’s like they finally had a chance to tell the truth (sometimes for the first time) to someone who doesn’t judge, doesn’t think …
Continue ReadingIs sex therapy psychological or physical? Yes!
Often sexual problems are the result of both physical obstacles and emotional issues. Before committing to sex therapy to uncover the causes and stresses connected to sexual dysfunction, you may want to rule out any physical conditions that can be treated with relative ease and in a short time period. In recent years, research into …
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