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Self-pleasure is what I like to call masturbation. 

Masturbation gets such a bad rep. It’s dirty, it’s gross, it’s cheating, it’s shameful.

But not self-pleasure. Self-pleasure is fun, it’s explorative, it’s normal and safe and healthy.

Self-pleasure is ...

There is no magic number for the number of times you and your partner should be having sex.

The ideal level is the amount that both you are your partner are satisfied with. Which can be difficult to estimate because every single person is different.

Treating your sexless marriage starts by...

We have been told that low libido is a women’s problem.

We assume that women have more issues with libido than men, we assume that women are to blame for their low libido, and we make light of it and brush it off as “normal” or expected.

But it isn’t.

Sex isn’t just...

Whether you are on eHarmony, Plenty of Fish, Tinder, or any of the online dating sites and apps that are available, they all have one thing in common…online dating can be hard.

You may have heard the legend of the young couple that met online and within a year of their first date they were...

I'd like to introduce you to someone...

The clitoris. Your clitoris.

An elusive anatomical mystery that has been lost, rediscovered, censored and erased from history, textbooks, and medical journals alike.

We are lucky because know we have the research and information about the clitoris that can...

Women are led to believe that low libido and having no sex drive is just a part of being a woman.

Men have higher sex drives.

Women stop wanting sex after they have children.

Women’s vagina’s close up and die after menopause.

Right?

WRONG.

There are plenty of reasons you or your...

Women’s libido is a difficult topic to tackle. Often, people feel uncomfortable talking to their friends and partners because we have been taught to keep it to ourselves. We see women in movies and pornography in ecstasy and internalize that there is something wrong with us if we do not...

We all know that anxiety is a part of everyday life for most of us. We are so busy, plugged in and overwhelmed all the time, it can feel like it’s impossible to take a step back and breathe.

Anxiety is a spectrum, it can include anything from some jitters before a presentation or big event,...

I am not sure what there seems to be more of, products to cover up your vaginal odor or blogs about how your vagina “should” smell.

Google anything about vaginal odor and you will be flooded with information. But some of the terminology and descriptions can get confusing, too medical,...

The role that hormones play in sexual desire is a lot more complicated than most people think. For example, the narrative that my patients often come to me with is that more testosterone equals a higher sex drive. That is not always the case, especially for women. I treat women with high levels...