Whether you want to talk “dirty,” or romantic during sex is a matter of personal preference but I feel pretty strongly that developing a dual vocabulary is not only good but almost necessary for most couples. We are all aware of what turns us on naturally. And most of us fall into one of the …
Continue Reading“Staying Well with Guided Imagery.”
I highly recommend the book, “Staying Well with Guided Imagery,” by Belleruth Naperstek. Ms. Naperstek is a psychotherapist who has worked with patients of all kinds, from the “worried well” to the chronically ill. In her work as a therapist she began to use guided imagery tapes to help individuals work towards healing and health. …
Continue ReadingTalking during sex — a two part blog entry.
I often hear of couples who seem mismatched when it comes to talking during sex. One of them really enjoys verbal interchanges when they are going at it. Others seem to prefer total silence. And then there is the mismatch in terms of what and how people want to talk. Some people want to use …
Continue ReadingTestosterone treatment.
At the Center, we often treat women with low desire by giving them testosterone. Whether a woman is 24 or 54, they generally fear that testosterone will “turn them into a man”. Though high enough doses can have masculinizing side effects, we use such small doses that we rarely see them. Women make testosterone just …
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% …
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