Sexual Healing

Posted: Apr 22, 2012 | Category: General | admin

If you have PAIN DURING SEX

This is perhaps the most complex female sexual dysfunction (FSD). There can be a psychological component in women who have been abused or had a painful first sexual experience, but just as often there’s a medical reason. The most common is dryness caused by atrophy of the vaginal tissues when estrogen levels drop. Breastfeeding can also cause temporary dryness. Other possible medical causes, says Naughton, are urinary tract or yeast infections, chronic vulva pain, constipation or hysterectomy. Whatever the cause, once you experience pain, your pelvic muscles can reflexively contract in anticipation when you attempt to have sex, making penetration even more painful.

NATURAL Rx

• Get a lube job! Aloe Cadabra is an all-natural lubricant made with organic aloe vera.  Another option is Sliquid Organics, they make water-based lubricants with no petroleum products or irritants.

• Eat roots and berries Koonce says that vaginal dryness can signal a kidney yin deficiency and suggests adding black mulberries and amaranth to yogurt, snacking on goji berries and spooning maca root powder into smoothies and cereals.

• Try homeopathy Staphysagria is recommended for a tender vaginal area. Boiron pellets are available at health food stores for about $5.

• Do your Kegels! We tend to think of these exercises for tightening the pelvic-floor muscles, but “Kegels help you learn to relax those muscles as well,” says Naughton.