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Valentine’s Day spa specials
11
Feb
2015
Posted by Ditza Katz in Women's Health
Last minute shoppers: it is not too late to Contact us to schedule your spa session, or to purchase a gift certificate for yourself or a loved one! ...
Women's Therapy Center
Sexuality, intimacy, and relationship
29
Jan
2015
Posted by Ditza Katz in Cancer, Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction
We look forward to our talk this afternoon. Always eager to present hope and encouragement even if dark times loom. ...
Current literature update
28
Jan
2015
Posted by Ditza Katz in Women's Health
The following are recent articles and research papers that may be of great interest to you: Skip your annual physical, an Op-Ed from the New York Times, 08 January 2015. Excerpts: "Around 45 million Americans are likely to have a routine physical this year — just as...
When to stop Internet search for my problem?
23
Jan
2015
Posted by Ditza Katz in Cancer, Menopause & Painful Sex, Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction, Vaginismus Blog, Vulvodynia & Vulvar Vestibulitis
In the days before the Internet and its sophisticated search engines, people deferred to their doctor, pharmacist, or healer for diagnosis and advice. The literate public had at its disposal another source, home medical reference books that were written as a guide to illness and...
Is regular exercising in your New Year’s resolution? Your DNA would like to know…
30
Dec
2014
Posted by Ditza Katz in Women's Health
The following are excerpts from a New York Times article How Exercise Changes Our DNA that was published on 17 December 2014. It explains, in plain language, the findings of recent research titled An integrative analysis reveals coordinated reprogramming of the epigenome and the transcriptome...
Radiation therapy after lumpectomy
26
Dec
2014
Posted by Ditza Katz in Women's Health
Are breast cancer patients being treated longer than necessary? Why undergo 5 to 7 weeks of radiation when 3 weeks suffice? According a new research (citation below), physicians are slow to change their practice despite women's preference for a shorter course of treatment for many reasons:...
How deep should the penis go during intercourse?
22
Dec
2014
Posted by Ditza Katz in Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction, Vaginismus Blog, Women's Health
How deep can and should the penis penetrate the vagina? What will the penis hit? Will sex hurt? Is it dangerous? What will the penis hit? These are common concerns of women as they begin to experience penetrative sex (intercourse); these questions and worries are there because the vagina is...
Vaginismus Home Treatment and Self-Help
18
Dec
2014
Posted by Ditza Katz in Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Sexual Dysfunction, Vaginismus Blog
A common statement from women with primary vaginismus or from their partners: "We believed that trying intercourse again and again, keeping at it repeatedly, will relax the muscles and cure the problem. We don't understand why it did not." This intuitive self-help thinking is understandable: you...
The Importance of Using Sunscreen Year-Round
08
Dec
2014
Posted by Ditza Katz in Women's Health
From Sloane, our licensed aesthetician: Most people associate sunscreen with the summer months, lying on a beach, or being active outside. It is really important to realize that skin protection must extend past those months of sun and fun to the rest of the year. To...
Vaginismus: The story of a Jewish Orthodox couple
04
Dec
2014
Posted by Ditza Katz in Painful Sex (Dyspareunia), Vaginismus Blog
We are an Orthodox Jewish couple. When we first went to Women’s Therapy Center we were married for around a year and a half. The reason why we went was because my husband and I were having a challenging time having intercourse. Ever since we...
