S1 Ep8: When Painful Sex Leads to Problem Relationship s with Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg

Women who are dealing with PAINFUL SEX not only need to medically eliminate the cause of the pain, but also need to repair the PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT of either avoiding or enduring agonizing sexual activity for months or years.

In this episode Dr. Streicher sits down with Sheryl Kingsberg PhD to discuss strategies for couples and individuals to navigate sex when there is pain. She also reveals exciting research in female sexuality.

Dr. Kingsberg is a clinical psychologist, a Professor of Reproductive Biology and Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University and one of the country’s foremost experts and researchers in human sexuality.  

Dr. Streicher and Dr. Kingsberg will discuss: 

• WHAT happens to relationships when sex is PAINFUL
• WHAT is vaginismus and why does it happen?
• WHY it is sometimes important to temporarily stop having intercourse
• How to have sex when intercourse is off the table
• What is SEX THERAPY?
• The difference between a general therapist and a sex therapist
• How to have a therapist who specialized 
• How to TALK to your partner about painful sex
• Dr. Kingsberg’s Research: VIAGRA, TESTOSTERONE, LIBIDO drugs for women

More information about treating painful intercourse post menopause can be found in:

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

To find a certified sex therapist: 

www.AASECT.org

 The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists 

www.SSTARR.org

 The Society for Sex Therapist &Research

Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. 

Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGNMorningNews, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr.Radio,Nightline,Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS ThisMorning,ABCNewsNow,NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and WorldNewsTonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. 

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Dr. Streicher’s Books

 Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock On Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain

Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat

Sex Rx- Hormones , Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy