Counseling Couples Before, During, and After Pregnancy: Sexuality and Intimacy Issues
You will not find a book like this anywhere--a book about helping couples with the issues they face while trying to conceive; during their pregnancy; and the postpartum period. For many couples, the reproductive years are a smooth ride. But for those who struggle,...
Coping with Peyronie’s Disease: Sexuality and Intimacy
Peyronie's Disease is a condition that causes the penis to bend. The bend is created by hard nodules, called plaques, that develop under the skin of the penis on one side, a condition that can be painful. No one is really sure what causes Peyronie's Disease to...
5 Tips for Sex at Your In-Laws’ House
Ah, yes, it's holiday time and you're staying with your in-laws. It's bad enough that the last three weekends you--and the kids, if you have them--have been dragging around to parties, malls, exchanges, and more. You're already wondering, Will we ever have sex...
3 Ways to Make Baby-Making Sex, Fun Sex
It’s decided—the two of you want to have a baby. How exciting! In fact, for some couples, “baby-making sex” is the most fun of all because it has a unique meaning. For others, however, when recreational sex becomes procreational sex, all the fun seems to shrivel away....
3 Ways to Keep Your Sex Life Alive with Kids Under 5
Forgot to have sex? It happens to even the best of couples. You’re running here and there, making the folks happy, the boss happy, the friends happy, and most of all, the kids happy. One day you look at your partner and blink. How long has it been since the two of you...
5 Female Sexual Problems that You Can’t Fix with a Pill
Last week, I wrote a post about "5 Male Sexual Problems that You Can't Fix with a Pill," so here's the promised follow-up about women. The pharmaceutical industry would love to find a pill for women's sexual problems that rivals the success of Viagra. The likelihood...
5 Male Sexual Problems You Can’t Fix with a Pill
If you listen to the media you'd think that there are miracle pills available for almost any kind of sexual problem. Most of all, you know that for men there are "little blue pills" and testosterone potions to create good erections and plenty of mojo. But pills--when...
What a Sexology Conference in India Taught Me about Sex
It’s exotic, India: spices and incense, jungle foliage, and temples, both massive and small, built to honor the pantheon of Hindu gods. It’s also grounded: a crush of cars and people, grand hotels beside tiny shelters, and daily grand movement from home to work and...
Orgasm: What’s the Point?
Orgasms—keep them coming, right? Sometimes easier said than done, for both men and women. In this , researchers make a case that in female mammals that ovulate only once a month—instead of releasing an egg just after intercourse, when sperm is present to fertilize...
I’m the Sex Therapist at Womanology/Restore Him at Hoag
I've got news--big news. I've moved my practice into the offices at Womanology/Restore Him by Hoag Hospital. Here's why. Womanology/Restore Him is a "one stop shop" for men and women looking for help with issues like: Sexual pain disorders, like vaginismus for women...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Sex: What You Need to Know
A recent study demonstrated that men with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) are more likely to have erectile dysfunction (ED) than other men. This is true whether the cause of ED is physical or psychological. The finding isn't a surprise; sex therapy offices are filled...