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Post-Partum Sex Questions after pregnancy you were least likely to ask

Pregnancy sex can be fun, differnent and exciting, so it's natural to ask if sex soon after birthi and during breastfeeding will change for the better, or not. Some women are either pleasantly surprised, or embarrassingly shocked to find that their breasts and uterus, and vaginal tissues respond to the breastfeeding baby with erotic feelings and arousal. Only 5% of women will state their sex life is better at 6 months post partum than it was prior to having a baby. 1. Ask abo

Sex, hormones, and your brain

Can you think yourself male or female? Estrogen's brain modulating properties begins in fetal life, but continues after birth to some extent, so it is intriguing to think that perhaps you can think yourself female! We think testosterone has some modulating properties in fetal life as well, but all the new research is focusing just a bit later in life! 1. More sex, better brain power, especially over age 50 hints study of sexuality author Hayley Wright, a researcher in cogniti

Can sex cause vaginal tears

Sex doesn't routinely cause vaginal tears or bruising, and pain or bleeding should not occur after sex. Generally speaking a women’s vagina is elastic, with moisture that increases with increased friction, and thus sex is not usually going to cause tears or cuts that can be felt. If a gynecologist takes a microscope to the tissue relatively soon after sex it’s not uncommon to see microscopic tears that wouldn’t be seen on regular examination, and for the most part are not pai

No, this bladder symptom is not normal

is not normal aging to deal with incontinence, although it is unfortunately more common than it needs to be. There is no fix if you don't even bring up your incontinence problems with your gyno. Dr. Elaine Waetjen of the University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, and colleagues evaluated 9 years of data of yearly checkups from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN), a mult-icenter, multiracial/ethnic, and multidisciplinary longitudinal study

7 Reasons you want to have sex after exercise

Exercise makes you better in bed for lots of reasons that have nothing to do with how you look when the clothes come off and the lights are just right. The average couple has sex 10 times a month. So check your date night calendar, see where you 'lie' relative to average, and maybe, just maybe, you need to up your game in the gym to help you get a boost! 1. Better testosterone secretion for at least 30 minute surge right after sex 2. Less Cortisol, cortisol is a hormone that

SSRIs and Fertility

1. Plan your pregnancy before conception with a visit to your gyno, this is the best. 2. If you are on any medication, discuss if you need this medication continued or changed in preparation for pregnancy. 3. SSRIs should be discussed with your provider before getting pregnant. 4. Having trouble conceiving? Learn what you should expect a reasonable time line should be and what effect any medication would have on your desire for sex. Since SSRIs, the most commonly used antidep

The P Shot 411

The P shot treats issues for our guys including: arousal, erection, penetration, stamina, and orgasm. Priapus shot, or P shot, is provided by specifically trained clinicians. The P shot is a treatment using Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) to enhance male sexual performance. The shot is also reported to be successful in enhancing sexual feeling, allowing for longer and harder erections, improving blood flow and nerve function of the penis, and even studies show the P shot can impr

If you don't have a yeast infection this is what you do have

Vaginitis is the official term for vaginal infections, and there are many causes, but most are due to yeast, bacterial vaginosis or trichomoniasis. Most of these conditions are straight forward, easy for your gyno to diagnose, and they resolve promptly. On the other hand, there are those who seem to pop up with one infection after another and either fail to find a cause or a treatment, and this was the subject of a review in the December issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Chamomile tea is no substitute for sex!

There's been a lot written lately on sexual dysfunction and about 43% of the female population will suffer from sexual dysfunction, of some sort. But the worst news: many of these women this abnormal is normal! It is not right to think that curling up with your favorite night time tea is as great a preparation for sleep as sex! For many women who used to have orgasms they now think that little sex and no orgasms is a natural consequence of aging and relationships. It's not cl

6 Steps to fix libido problems

Low libido is termed medical HSDD (hypoactive sexual desire disorder) if it is distressing to you. and there are a lot of reasons for low libido. Libido is not necessarily consistent, and to have HSDD these feelings have to be persistent. Physicians make the diagnosis of HSDD in a number of ways, and one is to use the FSFI score, which we can help you with at Womens Health Practice. Medications, transient illnesses such as viral illnesses, and social stresses can affect today

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