The Western world is dominated by preconceived notions about what is normal sexuality. Often in the west, we tend to focus just on orgasm and the organs that may bring about orgasm (i.e. the penis, the clitoris). However, there are many different parts of the genitals that enjoy sensation and touch and often they get …
Continue ReadingSexual disorders? Here’s what the new DSM-V says…
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (or the DSM as it is lovingly referred to by those of us in the profession) is the basic guide for psychological and psychiatric diagnoses. Put out by the American Psychiatric Association it catalogues “disorders.” Often there is much debate about the legitimacy of labeling something a …
Continue ReadingThe whole picture.
Good Housekeeping recently had an article, “Your Sexiest Self — Get It Back” (February, 2010). It poignantly described one woman’s loss of libido for all of the usual reasons: overwhelmed with life, kids entering the picture, relationship getting “old,” she was getting older. So the writer and her husband saw noted psychologist and sex therapist David …
Continue ReadingChildren and masturbation.
Most people agree that masturbation is a normal part of live and as humans, we can choose to participate in this behavior, or avoid it if necessary. Although it is normal, often parents are uneasy about what to do if they catch their child masturbating and even more uneasy if they had to talk to …
Continue ReadingMaintaining cervical health.
We happened upon this easy-to-read article on maintaining cervical health and found it to be a reasonable answer to the question of how often should a woman get a Pap smear. This is particularly relevant given the report in the September 2009 Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology suggesting some women can wait three years in …
Continue ReadingNew Treatment for vaginismus — botulinum toxin.
Our team just went up to New Hampshire to learn a new treatment for severe vaginismus from a wonderful Doctor. He (and his caring staff) have developed a procedure which uses general anesthesia and botulinum toxin in order to help women over the first, most frightening hurdle of treatment. When I am lecturing and trying …
Continue ReadingVaginismus.
If you’ve perused this website you know that vaginismus is a condition where there is involuntary spasm of the entry muscles to the vagina, causing either pain or, in extreme cases a complete inability to penetrate. I hope you also know that it’s very treatable and you shouldn’t’ t feel like you have to live …
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