Why tighter may not be right-er The pelvic floor needs a public relations campaign. Seriously! The pelvic floor is one of the body’s many unsung heroes, quietly humming along in the background taking care of us.  Even when something goes wrong with the pelvic floor, most people don’t know enough about it to even suspect […]

Lubrication.  What a wonderful thing. It reduces friction when body parts rub together. It makes sex comfortable.  Heck, it makes it more than comfortable, it makes sex pleasurable! Many women* feel very proud of the amount of lubrication they create when aroused.  For some it is a sign of their femininity. For others it expresses […]

What is the most common complaint of women* in my office? Sex hurts. What is the most common reason that women have pain with sex? Menopause. What is the most common reason that I get frustrated and enraged on a daily basis? Untreated pain with menopause! Up to 87% of women will experience pain with […]

It turns out that sex hurts way more often than you would think. In fact, pain is probably the single most common concern of women* who come to talk to me about their sex lives. It may surprise you to know that menopause is the culprit for a lot of this pain (though there are […]