Dyspareunia
Study Shows that Deep Dyspareunia can Improve with Interdisciplinary Treatment There is good news for women who are suffering from Deep Dyspareunia! Dyspareunia is the fancy medical term for painful sex, and can be categorized… Read More »
Sexual well-being is an important part of any person’s life, and when things aren’t going well or working right, it can be embarrassing and difficult to talk about with your sexual partner and your doctor…. Read More »
Ever since we were infants, skin-to-skin contact meant closeness, calm and intimacy. So when disorders of the skin like Psoriasis interfere with such an important sexual organ (the skin, our largest by far), there are… Read More »
Does the Latest Sex Addiction Study Actually Tell Us Anything New about Sexuality?
New research published this month on the JAMA Network Open indicates that 7.0% of women and 10.3% of men have what is now classified as compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD). CSBD is defined as… Read More »
Exploring the Relationship between Food and Sexual Desire, and Food and Sexual Satiety (Part 2) By James A Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, IF, FACOG In part one of this blog series, I focused on the… Read More »
As most of us know, a great relationship doesn’t start and end with sex. But a healthy sex life does form an integral part of it. In fact, almost 80% of men and 66% of… Read More »
I’m pleased to share with you some exciting news about a treatment for low sexual desire that has an unintended consequence you may actually appreciate–weight loss. Some patients reported that after using flibanserin for as… Read More »
Size Does Matter (Part 2)For those who read, Part 1, sorry to leave you hanging (pun intended) last week. This time, yes, I am talking about penis size. For men, it is often all about size, thus the term… Read More »
Size Does Matter (Part 1)No, this post isn’t about penises or vibrators. (Why do our minds always go there!) I’ll reserve that subject for Part 2. This is about the clitoris. Yes, the clitoris, “a small erectile female organ… Read More »
FDA Approves “ADDYI”Dear Patient, Supporters and Friends, Today the FDA made #HERstory for women with the approval of a first-ever medical treatment option for women’s most common sexual dysfunction, known as Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, or HSDD…. Read More »
Vulvovaginal Atrophy – Are You Suffering in Silence?Vulvovaginal Atrophy The symptoms of vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women most commonly include dryness (the sensation of dryness unrelated to sexual activity), and dyspareunia (difficult or painful sexual intercourse). The relative proportion of these two… Read More »
Is There a Remedy for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD)?Women’s Sexual Health- Is There A Remedy For Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD)? Women’s sexual health took a step forward last month when an advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended… Read More »