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Tampons and vaginismus

15 Aug 2014 Posted by Ditza Katz in Vaginismus, Women's Health

Women with vaginismus will often not be able to use tampons because they are afraid to insert them, or they tried in the past and it 'got stuck' and scared them, or because they heard many scary stories about tampons and Toxic Shock Syndrome, or...

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The Girl and Iron Door

14 Aug 2014 Posted by Ditza Katz in Vaginismus

The Girl and Iron Door is a story about young ladies, life, first love, and overcoming vaginismus (without ever mentioning any of these words). This captivating tale was sent to us by a former patient; it reads like a novel and, being so beautiful, it...

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Andropause (male menopause) vs. female menopause

10 Aug 2014 Posted by Ditza Katz in Menopause & Painful Sex

A fascinating article this week in Time magazine (link below) about the slow and gradual decline in testosterone production as men age, which causes weight gains, aches and pains, impaired vision, hearing loss, reduced muscle mass, depression, cancer, and diminished sex drive & erectile dysfunction. Indeed,...

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Sexuality, Intimacy, and Relationship After Cancer Diagnosis

08 Aug 2014 Posted by Ditza Katz in Cancer, Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction

It was our great pleasure to present yesterday at the Women, Wisdom, and Wellness seminar, Mount Sinai University Hospital, New York. The audience were women with breast or female cancer, and several of the hospital's oncologic social workers. The title of our talk was Sexuality, Intimacy,...

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First time intercourse – will it hurt for sure?

03 Aug 2014 Posted by Ditza Katz in Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction, Vaginismus, Women's Health

Not necessarily. First time sexual intercourse may be painful or uncomfortable because You are nervous and worried, which will make your vagina dry and tight; You may have an intact hymen (note: being a virgin does not guarantee the presence of a hymen!); You are engaging in 'doing it'...

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Sex in the wild – how nature adjusts itself

25 Jul 2014 Posted by Ditza Katz in Women's Health

A recent PBS episode titled Sex in the Wild about elephants mating and giving birth is fascinating (link below). It also reinforces the valuable message that we have been giving our patients all along: nature - and the body - are designed to work promptly...

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Menopause and painful sex – do I care?

09 Jul 2014 Posted by Ditza Katz in Menopause & Painful Sex, Sexual Dysfunction, Women's Health

The decline in estrogen levels has a profound effect on the woman, and on her 'shriveling' vagina. The thought of penetrative sex (intercourse) will present a challenge because of associated friction irritation and pain. Add to it a woman's natural decline in sexual interest and...

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Sleeping with dilator in vagina (for vaginismus)?

07 Jul 2014 Posted by Ditza Katz in Sexual Dysfunction, Vaginismus

Many of our vaginismus patients report having been told to keep the vaginal dilator inside them overnight so as to stretch the vagina for overcoming vaginismus. This advice has no merit nor logic: Vaginismus cure is rarely about actual stretching of the vaginal walls but rather...

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Remove tampon for urination?

03 Jul 2014 Posted by Ditza Katz in Women's Health

Quite a few women still believe that their genitals are comprised of one 'multi-purpose hole' and would, therefore, need to remove the tampon for urination. Could the confusion come from comparing the female genitals to the penis with its one-tube-for-all-purposes structure? Possibly. So ladies, here is the...

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Hyperactive Gag Reflex, and Vaginismus

30 Jun 2014 Posted by Ditza Katz in Vaginismus

What can possibly be the connection, you may ask? Read on. The Gag reflex is an instinctual (reflex) closure of the back of the throat. Its purpose is to prevent choking as well as to prevent substances from going into the airways. It is a protective...

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Tampons and vaginismus

The Girl and Iron Door

Andropause (male menopause) vs. female menopause

Sexuality, Intimacy, and Relationship After Cancer Diagnosis

First time intercourse – will it hurt for sure?

Sex in the wild – how nature adjusts itself

Menopause and painful sex – do I care?

Sleeping with dilator in vagina (for vaginismus)?

Remove tampon for urination?

Hyperactive Gag Reflex, and Vaginismus

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