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February 13, 2019 Update: Lauren MacIvor Thompson, a history lecturer at Georgia State University, and Samira K. Mehta, an assistant professor of religious studies at Albright College, write in a perspective piece for the Washington Post (2/7) that “many common brands of birth control instruct women to take one pill each day for 21 days, […]

Every so often we share with our audience – you – the latest medical news and research outcome that we feel may be of interest.  The topic we are covering today is pregnancy. Intense exercise during pregnancy? USA Today reports that “exercise is an important part of a healthy pregnancy.” In fact, “the old-school idea […]

We often counsel patients about their rights, robbed away by abusive relationships with a family member, a partner, a work associate, etc.  The most tender situation is when the woman suffered abuse by a family member, especially when she was a young and impressionable, and not yet able to understand and fight the crime. Of […]

Is a wife the property of the husband? By ignoring violence about women, do governments imply that, “Women, you don’t own your bodies and we won’t protect you?” By signing the marriage contract, some men think that women’s bodies are their properties. By accepting the social norms and interiorizing the patriarchy, most women don’t challenge […]

Every woman will experience a vaginal yeast infection at least once in her lifetime. A common cause is taking antibiotics for bacterial vaginosis (BV), for an infection elsewhere in the body (respiratory, sinus, bronchitis, etc.), after surgery, etc. Antibiotics wipe out both, the bad AND the good bacteria that live in our gut and in […]

We are touched by the sincerity and intimate sharing of Jo’s story, recorded today with the hope to inspire others NOT to live with vaginismus but rather to seek help as soon as possible.  To quote her: “I first met the doctors of the Women’s Therapy Center back in 2001 but I was not ready to […]

Maintaining an exercise program as a lifestyle is not easy despite its proven importance and health benefits.  As one ages, the call for exercising is often based on preventing on battling medical breakdowns.  The good news is that, even if starting later on in years, the body will respond favorably although not ideally had the […]

An email received today from a patient who completed our vaginismus treatment several months ago and just went to her gynecologist for a pelvic exam: “SO EASY!!! It was NO BIG DEAL! At all!! After he did the pap he inserted one finger to do his exam, and then two just to say I could do it with […]

Take a few minutes to watch Molly’s video, Curing my vaginismus. It is a powerful testimonial from a brave, young lady that includes important messages such as My friends would ask me if I’ve done it yet (no, I could not)… There is a stigma about this condition, which does not allow for discussing options… […]

We updated one of our old (but still valid) posts about how to use and clean a vaginal applicator by adding a YouTube video that demonstrates the steps. You are invited to watch, and share. Related posts: Vaginal applicator – how to Cleaning the clitoris Lubrication vs. moisturizer vs. vaginal Estrogen? Vaginismus – a video