Intercourse should not hurt. I’m always surprised at how many of my patients have been suffering with painful intercourse of some kind for years. But I’m also so glad they have finally decided to seek treatment. There are many reasons why a woman might be suffering from painful intercourse. For example, lack of lubrication, vaginal …
Continue ReadingThe Many Benefits of Kegels
What is a Kegel? How do you do it? And just as importantly, how should you not do it? To function, these muscles need the proper workout.
Continue ReadingThe Vaginismus Diaries
reaching over 4 million people, these accounts are helping normalize this condition that an estimated 10% of women suffer from.
Continue ReadingWhat’s With All The Leaking?
You’d think after all it takes to make a baby, a woman’s body would return to normal after giving birth. I mean, why shouldn’t that be the expectation, after all? Conception (pretty effortless for some and far more difficult for others); three trimesters of exhaustion, morphing body parts and strangers asking questions about what’s none …
Continue ReadingWhen Did Common Become The New Normal?
At Maze Women’s Health, we see many women reporting pain with sex. Most of them come to us after having been to other specialists and receiving various explanations and suggestions, such as: 1) “It’s normal” 2) “It’s emotional” 3) “You just have to deal with it.” Unfortunately, besides being just plain wrong, the above …
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