Fortunately, the normalization of psychotherapy has facilitated a shift in stigma reduction of mental health issues. The good news is that disorders that were never talked about are now household names, warning signs of emotional instability are now taken more seriously, and the general attitude towards seeking help has improved. However, the bad news is …
Continue ReadingWeathering the storm of sexual dysfunction.
Throughout Hurricane Sandy, it was fascinating to watch social media activity and see how people were coping with disruption in their routines and their fears of the unknown. Facebook statuses were anything from “No electricity or water” and “A tree fell on our house!!” to “Anyone else annoyed about missing Monday night football??” and “Whew, …
Continue ReadingWhy therapy?
In my practice at the Medical Center for Female Sexuality we refer many patients for psychotherapy. With female sexual dysfunction, women frequently get told that their problems are all in their head, that they are crazy or that whatever they are facing is not a big deal. We hate hearing that they have been told …
Continue ReadingIt isn’t your fault.
I received a (not so unusual) call today from a woman trying to figure out if she should come in as a patient. During our 10 minute phone call she basically told me that: She was interested in sex but her husband seemed totally disinterested. He maybe wanted to have sex once a month — usually …
Continue ReadingPGAD (Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder).
We recently had a PGAD patient in her 80’s. The PGAD (or PGAS) started a few months ago after a head trauma and a broken hip. Her symptoms were classic: constant genital engorgement (she described it as heat and a feeling of fullness) and a burning feeling that was always present and was driving her …
Continue ReadingSeeing vaginismus everywhere.
My husband claims I see vaginismus everywhere. Okay. Maybe he’s right. Maybe I do…it kills me. When I see a woman who is totally avoidant of relationships I suspect she is fearful of penetration. When I see a young girl fearful of tampons, I suspect she is panicked at the idea of putting something inside. …
Continue ReadingWeighing in on the film “Orgasm Inc.”
Once upon a time people couldn’t see. They bumped into walls, they had trouble reading, they saw double, they had horrible pain in their eyes and in the worst cases they went blind. This was a big problem and since this was a hundred years ago no one really had good language to use to …
Continue ReadingMy first time — Medical Center for Female Sexuality welcomes Tara Ford!
Hello Everyone! My name is Tara Ford. I’m a Physician Assistant and the latest practitioner to join MCFS. As this is my first time blogging here, I’d like to give you a little insight on what I’ve discovered. Like you, I wasn’t sure of what to expect. Once I heard about this center, I did …
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 ReadingTips for selecting a sex therapist.
At the Center we treat women who suffer from various conditions that prevent them from having satisfying sex lives. Our goal is to uncover the physical causes of these conditions and treat them medically. On staff at the Center are human sexuality counselors who conduct a psycho-sexual intake before a patient’s physical exam. Through this …
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