A sex therapist and a psychiatrist who specialize in sexual disorders present a self-help guide for women whose sexuality is inhibited by fear or physical pain. Using clinical examples and interweaving accounts by women who have struggled with these problems, they provide a series of step-by-step exercises drawn from their extensive therapeutic experiences. Chapters outline the sexual response cycle, provide a variety of relaxation techniques, and detail individual treatment programs for specific sexual disorders. Advice on choosing and working with a therapist is also included.
"This is a wonderfully clear, complete, detailed, and reassuring discussion of the sexual facts of life for women. It provides excellent questionnaires to help the reader identify her own unique sexual nature and needs, together with concrete procedures to solve problems and work toward a healthy and satisfying sex life." -Kathleen Logan Prince, M.S.W., Certified Sex Therapist Sex is essentially a simple biological function, as natural to our bodies as eating or sleeping. When things go wrong, some kind of fear or physical discomfort is often at the root of the problem. This workbook offers a gentle and effective guide to help women understand and begin to overcome the fear or pain that inhibits or blocks their sexuality. Interweaving the voices of women who have struggled with these problems, the authors provide a series of exercises designed to help readers map the terra incognita of their own bodies and sexuality and work through healing treatment plans for specific problems.
Healing Painful Sex covers the following symptoms and conditions: Pelvic floor dysfunctionVulvodynia, pudendal nerve pain, and clitorodyniaPelvic organ problems, endometriosis, painful bladder, and irritable bowelSkin disorders, such as lichen sclerosisHormonal, surgical, and post-cancer causes of sexual pain Millions of women suffer from sexual and pelvic pain in America today, yet it is frequently misdiagnosed?or not diagnosed at all.In Healing Painful Sex, Deborah Coady, MD and Nancy Fish use their combined professional expertise as a doctor and therapist who specialize in sexual pain to provide readers with an understanding of its many causes and how to treat them, from both a physical and psychological standpoint. Organized into three parts?naming the problem, getting a diagnosis, and overcoming pain?Healing Painful Sex includes medical checklists, illustrations, vignettes based on interviews with women and their healthcare professionals, treatment options, and guidance for moving forward after healing. Coady and Fish speak honestly and directly to sexual pain sufferers' experiences, helping them address the problem of chronic pain, understand and prevent misdiagnoses, define medical terms and conditions, and regain sexual joy. Comprehensive, multi-dimensional, and deeply insightful, Healing Painful Sex offers women the tools to successfully take on the many challenges of sexual pain and move toward a healthy, happy future.
For the 20 million women who suffer from painful intercourse, two noted experts have written the first book to address the multiple causes and available treatments.
Offering women of all ages advice on discovering more about their sexuality, this book aims to encourage greater assertiveness and skill in identifying and satisfying your sexual needs and desires. It aims to ensure that, whether the earth moves or not, sex is always loving and caring.
Are you struggling with the fear and discomfort of vaginal penetration? You are not alone. Millions of women around the world battle vaginismus, a silent struggle that has robbed many of a fulfilling sex life. But there is hope. This book provides a comprehensive guide that reveals fresh perspectives on vaginismus, some of which have been hidden even from medical professionals. It also includes some unique stories of women who conquered vaginismus and the procedure they went through, you will also get to unveil a unique, step-by-step method to help you overcome the anxieties and pains associated with vaginal penetration. This book offers the chance to transform your life-to be free from fear and discomfort, to have relationships that flourish, and to make the dream of motherhood a reality. Take the opportunity to embrace this book and step into a future full of joy and pain-less intimacy.
This is the only sex book a woman needs to stay on top. "A Woman's Guide to Sex" is a celebration of femininity and sex, covering everything a woman needs to know from the psychology of sex to the physical whys and wherefores. Chapters on Mind and Body and Sexual Health explore human biology from a female point of view as well as offering sensitive, impartial advice on sexual health matters. The book also covers relationships - from finding a partner to making love last - and most importantly, sex tips and techniques which describe how to enjoy really great sex. Illustrated with beautiful photographs throughout, "A Woman's Guide to Sex" is the only sex book a woman needs.
The Sexual Alarm System explores the mental shield that develops around many womens bodies to protect them from real and perceived sexual intrusions and dangers. Leavitt discusses how the Alarm functions, how it develops, what triggers it, and how it interferes with a womans ability to be sexual in an intimate partnership.
