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A recent research article that sheds light on the role of sperm’s swimming ability on conception. We thought you would want to know. Strictures of a microchannel impose fierce competition to select for highly motile sperm. Snippets: In the race to conception, the female body is set up to separate weak sperm from strong, researchers […]

Don’t Waste Time! The past year has been one full of change. I got married, moved to a new state, started a new job, and discovered that I had vaginismus. I waited until I married to have sex, but my inability to use tampons, undergo a gynecological exam, and do basic things with my body […]

Dear Doctors, I’ve just recently started to become sexually active so I’m not really sure what’s “normal” and what’s not. The handful of times I’ve had sex though, it feels like I have to PEE! Sometimes I feel the urge to urinate so badly that I get distracted and lose interest in the middle of […]

The following is our latest Blog post, written for MsMuslim Magazine: Dear Doctors,  I’m generally pretty healthy and I’ve never had an STD *knock on wood* – but lately I’ve been noticing some rash/acne type bumps around my vagina. Like I mentioned before – I have been recently tested for STD’s and came back all […]

It seems surreal to be at this place where I am, more than three years after marrying my best friend and the love of my life, and more than three years after discovering that vaginismus was the ugly cloud that would follow me through the beginning of our marriage. I’m like most women, in the […]

Written by a former patient, V.G. (2018) as a school assignment. When I think of a previous bad experience that I am grateful for going through, the first thing I think of is my struggle with vaginismus.  Vaginismus is a condition (and a symptom of anxiety) in which the vaginal muscles clench up, making it […]

Vaginal estrogen use in menopause is a cornerstone intervention. It reverses most, if not all, of the menopausal adverse affect in the vagina, supports the urethra, and promotes pain-free vaginal functions, i.e. intercourse, gynecological examination, and vaginal ultrasound. However, women are often concerned about its cancer risk. We just updated our blog post, Vaginal Estrogen […]

Midlife women transitioning to menopause may be able to lower their risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes, if they exercise more or eat a lower calorie diet, according to a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Women who breast-feed are less likely to develop breast cancer, ovarian […]

We thank a patient of ours for sharing her cure from vaginismus after her own struggle with the condition for many years. In her own words: “I listen to a podcast called “Sexy Marriage Radio” , which is a podcast about sex in marriage from a Christian perspective. What I love about the podcast is […]

We devoted a full chapter in our book, Parting the Curtains, to cancer and sexuality, having witnessed the impact it has on the quality life of the woman, and on her partner when there is one.  Excerpts: “Facing a cancer diagnosis is never easy, even when the prognosis for recovery is good. Women dealing with […]