In the News
There’s a lot in the news these days about women’s sexual health. Below are some recent articles. If you have questions or are looking for advice, let’s talk. We’re here to help.
2024
Podcasts & Interviews
- “Women’s Sexual Health: Hormones, Menopause & More”, Jacob Zemer, a fitness & nutrition expert and Maze Men’s Health patient, discusses women’s hormones and sexual health with Melissa Ferrara, Associate Medical Director at Maze Women’s Health & Cathleen Kneidl, Physician Assistant and Certified Menopause Specialist at Maze Women’s Health. (July 2024) Watch Now.
- “Vaginismus Treatment Using Botox Under Anesthesia: A Maze Patient Story”, Melissa Ferrara speaks with a patient about her experience. (March 2024) Watch Now.
- Wellness & Menopause Care Webinar, Featuring Melissa Ferrara, Maze Associate Medical Director, and hosted by Femgevity & Womaness. (February 2024).
2022 Highlights
2021 Highlights
Podcasts & Interviews
- Two Kosh Girls: Embrace your V with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (November 2021) Listen
- Doing It Different Podcast: Stop Feeling Shame About Your Desires with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (July 2021) Listen
- Let Love Begin Podcast: What Could Be Keeping You From Having The Best Sex Life Ever? with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (June 2021) Listen
- NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus about her new book,
Sex Points and how it’s ‘Here to Help’ women all over. (April 2021) Listen Here! - The RAWring Twenties Podcast: Dr. Bat Sheva on the orgasm hierarchy, fantasies, vibrators, & more (April 2021) Listen
- Sex & Psychology Podcast: Common Sex Problems & How To Fix Them with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (April 2021) Listen
- The Manwhore Podcast: A Sex Positive Quest with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (April 2021) Listen
- NPR: Your Sex Life Doesn’t Have To Be A Mystery with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus on The Well Woman Show (March 2021) Listen
- Boss Maidel Podcast: An interview on Sex Points, with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (March 2021) Listen
- Sex is Kosher: A Zoom Conversation with Sex Guru Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (March 2021) Watch
- Raging Gracefully: An Interview on Sex Points with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (March 2021) Listen
- GirlBonerRadio: Orgasm Problems, Desire and Sex Points with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (March 2021) Listen
- Katie Couric’s Wakeup Call: How to Reinvigorate Your Sex Life with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (March 2021) Read Q&A
- The Shift: An Interview With A Sex Points with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (March 2021) Listen
- The Femsplainers Podcast: How to Transform Your Sex Life with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (March 2021) Listen
- We Should Talk About That Podcast: Reclaim Your Sex Life with Author of ‘Sex Points’ and the Queen of Vibrators (March 2021) Listen
- The Period Party Podcast: Causes of Sexual Pain & What To Do About It, with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (March 2021) Listen
- The F Bomb Moms: The Return of The Sex Guru, with Dr. Bat Sheva (March 2021) Listen
- Fit As A Fiddle: Low Libido & Managing Menopause with Jackie Giannelli (February 2021) Listen
Articles
- Are You Using Sex to Cope? GetMeGiddy.com (August 20210) Read Article
- Why you should talk about Sex regularly.” Psych Central (July 2021) Read Article
- “The Orthodox Jewish Doctor who wants to boost your ‘Sex Points.” The Sydney Morning Herald (June 2021) Read Article
- “8 Tips To Master The Coital Alignment Position.” MBG Relationships (June 2021) Read Article
- “How a Sex Therapist Misplaced Her Orgasms in Synagogue. Then Found Them There.” Lillith Magazine (April 2021) Read Article
- NYTimes Book Review: Looking For Sexual Healing? Author of Sex Points: The Book, “Bat Sheva Marcus has come up with a way to visualize your sex life as a circle with four quadrants — desire, pain, arousal and orgasm.” (March 2021) Read Review
- Tablet: One on One. “Sex Therapist Bat Sheva Marcus looks at monogamy with a special focus on women’s sexual satisfaction on The Tablet Magazine. (March 2021) Read Article.
- The Insider: Expert Tips When You’re Going Through A Dry Spell by Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus on The Insider (March 2021) Read Article
- “Meet the Orthodox therapist who says watching ‘Bridgerton’ could improve your Sex Life.” The Forward (March 2021) Read Article
- Zoella: Embracing Taboo Fantasies with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (March 2021) Read Q&A
- Business Insider Feature: Using A Point System for Your Sex Life with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus(March 2021) Read Article
- “15 Books Worth Adding to Your List.” The Hype Magazine: (March 2021) Read Article
2020 Highlights
Podcasts & Interviews
- Talking Away the Taboo with Dr. Michael A. Werner (April 2020) Watch
- Talking Away the Taboo with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (February 2020) Watch
- Ann Karrick Talks Sexual Health with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (January 2020) Listen
- The Breaking Free Show with Dr. Michael A. Werner (January 2020) Watch
- G-D & Sex: A Reconciliation Story with Dr. Bat Sheva on Equal Footing (November 2020) Listen
- Fantasies: An Interview with a Sex Expert with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus on The F Bomb Moms (November 2020) Listen
- Everything is Kosher and Nothing is Unorthodox in Sex with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus on The Times of Israel (October 2020) Listen
- An Honest Convo About Judaism & Sex with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus on That’s So Kvetch (October 2020) Listen
- Everything is Kosher & Nothing is Unorthodox in Sex with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (October 2020) Listen
- It’s Kosher to Talk About Sex with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus on Soul Sessions (October 2020) Listen
Articles
- Publishers Weekly: Sexual Healing: Health & Wellness Books – Sex Points. Read Article
- The Atlantic: Orthodox Jewish Women Are Facing an Impossible Choice Right Now. Read Article
- Happy Endings with Lulu and Lala from KTU: Let’s Talk About Sex with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (May 2020) Watch Segment
2016 -2019 Highlights
Podcasts & Interviews
- Tight Lipped Podcast – The Trust Gap with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (November 2019) Listen
- The Breaking Free Show with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (October 2019) Watch
- Preach – Let’s Talk About Sex (And God) with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (September 2019) Listen
- Call Your Mother: Happy Endings – The Sex Episode with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (July 2019) Listen
- Nerdette: Let’s Talk About Sex (and Religion) with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (March 2017) Listen
- TheStrongWomensClub.com: Interview with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (October 2017) Listen
- Unorthodox/My Big Fat Jewish Wedding, Episode 103: Interview with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (August 2017) Listen
Business Insiders Video Series
- A sex expert reveals the most important key to a long-lasting relationship. Watch
- Successful people have more sex — here’s why. Watch
- The key to making your summer romance last beyond September. Watch
- 3 reasons why summer is the best time to meet someone new. Watch
- Here’s how your sex life changes as you get older. Watch
- Spontaneous sex is a myth — here’s how a ‘sex schedule’ could save your relationship. Watch
- This sex expert has a surprising tip to heat up your relationship. Watch
- Here’s what you should tell your partner about your past sex life. Watch
- Here’s how much sex you should be having as you get older. Watch
Articles
- Scienceline: Sex Shouldn’t Hurt — But What About When it Does? Read
- A Guide to Healthy Sex | How to Behave with Barbie Ferreira, cast star as Kat in HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ (October 2018) Watch
- Health Magazine: 6 Things You Should Know About Having Sex During Your Period. Read
- Cosmopolitan: One Patient’s Struggle & Triumph Over Vaginismus- Savannah’s Story Read
- Self Magazine: When Sex Is Too Painful: What It’s Like To Have (And Get Over) Vaginismus- Savannah’s Story Read
2014 - 2015 Highlights
- Huffington Post: Bat Sheva Marcus Is the Jewish Orthodox Sex Guru helping women find sexual pleasure. Read
- Unorthodox/The Birds and the Bees: Interview with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus (November 2015) Listen
- The New York Times: The Orthodox Sex Guru. Read
- MSNBC: Meet the Jewish Orthodox Sex Guru. MSNBC’s Krystal Ball and Senior Editor of mic.com, Liz Plank, talk to Jewish Orthodox sex counselor Bat Sheva Marcus about how she teaches strictly observant women to find sexual pleasure within their religious boundaries. Watch
- Salon: “I always felt like I was very much kept in the dark”: Meet the orthodox sex guru who’s teaching women about pleasure. Read
- White Plains Daily Voice: Westchester sex expert discusses the movie debut Of 50 Shades Of Grey. Read
- The Riverdale Press: Riverdale sex therapist blends orthodoxy with feminism. Read
- New York Magazine: What it’s like to have severe vaginismus. Read
- Women’s Health: Can you create sexual chemistry if it’s not there? Read
- lohud: Purchase therapist lauds ‘female Viagra’ decision. Read
- sheknows: The birth control side effect your doctor isn’t talking about. Read
- Vogue: One Writer Takes the New Female Viagra for a Spin. Read
- Journal of Women’s Health Care: Botulinum toxin for the treatment of vaginismus: A case report. Read
Pre 2014 Highlights
- WebMD: Is there a pill for women’s sex drive? Read
- Good Housekeeping: How to have hotter sex. Read
- WAG Magazine: Limp libido? Tune it up! Read
- NYTimes: More women look over-the-counter for a libido fix. Read
- Huffington Post: The Sex ED women really need. Read
- The Daily Beast: Is the pill killing your sex drive? Read
- Riverdale Press: Women’s sexuality? It’s complicated. Read
Z100 Radio Segment: Women’s Sexual Health Moment
Sexual Health Issues – Sex can still be a rewarding part of your life for you and your partner
Low Libido and Sex Drive – Low sex drive isn’t “all in your head”
Arousal Disorders – “I just don’t get turned on”
Painful Sex – Sex doesn’t have to hurt