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Recently I treated a patient who’d had elective breast reduction surgery. Nerve damage during the procedure had caused her to lose all sensation in her nipples. She found herself unable to have an ...

Your Breasts: What They Do For You

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You may have heard about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s prediction that by 2050, one in three Americans could have diabetes. One in ten already do, although many of them haven’t ...

Too Much Sugar Can Sour Sex

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She’s 54 years old. She’s spent most of her adult life in a long-term monogamous relationship. She’s just been diagnosed with genital herpes. This happens more often than you might ...

STIs–Not Just Your Daughter’s (or Granddaughter’s) Concern

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While writing about intimacy and developing our recipe for enjoying sex after 40, my team came across a study seeking to understand what people consider to be Great Sex. That is, when we talk ...

The Components of Great Sex

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It’s a personal question, I know, but one I’m trying to be sure to ask my midlife and older patients who are newly single and sexually active. Among women our age, sexually transmitted ...

When Was the Last Time You Used a Condom?

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I had a call not long ago from a friend who’s been a widow for several years. “I’ve found someone!” she told me, with just the slightest quiver in her voice. “I’m so excited I can hardly ...

You Never Know: Staying Ready for Sex

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I saw a patient recently who is in her early 60s, in great shape, and happily married to an attractive and generally healthy man also in his 60s. Both retired from executive positions, they have ...

Satisfaction: It Works Both Ways

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A lot of the patients in my menopause practice are single women. My patients who have no sexual partners can be quick to dismiss my questions about sexual symptoms, figuring that without a partner ...

'Use it or Lose it!' Maintain Your Lady Parts for Best Results

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The science of human sexuality is young. For most of the last century, we assumed that men and women approach sex in roughly the same way. I know: Crazy. But as I said, the science is ...

How Sex Works for Women

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I am 56 years old. Aside from a 15 day episode (8/2012) of exceptionally light flow, I have had only sporatic spotting since. I have had 2 endometrial biopsies Sept 2010 & 2012, negative for any ...

Dr. Barb DePree commented on Anonymous' post Is this just menopause or is it post-menopausal bleeding?

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I live and practice in the Midwest, where open discussion about sex is just not part of the culture. Even among close-knit groups of girlfriends, it’s a rare discussion, at least past a certain ...

Let's Talk About S-E-X

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As a gynecologist, I’ve studied a lot of anatomy, including some that makes other folks blush. I sort of forget how uncommon it is for women to know exactly what parts they have “down there.” I ...

Female Anatomy 101

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Im 23 me and my husband has been together for 6 years Married for 4months and lately for like the past month or so everytime we get ready to have sex I'm extra dry down there! I love my husband ...

Dr. Barb DePree commented on mrskj13's post Is it normal for a 23 yr old to lose her sex drive

Dr. Barb DePree commented on Anonymous' post is it ok to have sex with knowing i have dyspLASIA

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None of us gets through our adult life without some questions about sexual functioning. And we go lots of places for answers, consulting family, friends, texts, the Internet, piecing together a ...

Finding a Sexually Literate Doctor

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I will get right to the point before climax, and than it just starts to tickle, however, I feel like I didn't finish. It's fustrating!!! Besides that, it's so hard to get to the point right before ...

Dr. Barb DePree commented on Anonymous' post Why can't I have an orgasim?

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I have had my 10 yr IUD for 8 yrs and want to have it removed . I will be 50 this year and in full menopause, I have not had a period in two years. Is there anything that I should expect after the ...

Dr. Barb DePree commented on Anonymous' post Having my meridian removed

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I do not understand this fear or where it came from, i have never enjoyed sex for the most part and would care less if it never happened again. My husband has been pactient until recently and I ...

Dr. Barb DePree commented on susieblue's post total fear of sex even with my wonderful husband

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I do not understand this fear or where it came from, i have never enjoyed sex for the most part and would care less if it never happened again. My husband has been pactient until recently and I ...

Dr. Barb DePree commented on susieblue's post total fear of sex even with my wonderful husband

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I started taking prozac for anxiety about 6 months ago. I've noticed a huge positive change emotionally but I noticed after about a week of being on it it is very difficult to climax. My sex drive ...

Dr. Barb DePree commented on ladyloonie's post Prozac causing sexual dysfunction

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Hi :) I am 21 years old & in October I will have been married for 3 years & have had 2 childeren. I am having a problem with not only my sex drive but climaxing also. Please understand that I am ...

Dr. Barb DePree commented on EbethCuz's post Im a married 21 yr old woman with 2 kids but i have virtually no sex drive & can't seem to acheive orgasim....what do i do?

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Menopause is the point at which a woman stops menstruating, wrote About.com. Perimenopause is the time from just before menopause until the diagnosis is made, when a woman has gone 12 months ...

Dr. Barb DePree commented on Stacy Lloyd's post What is Menopause?

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I had a total hysterectomy when I was 36 and I am now 42. I have finally found something to control my hot flashes (Lexapro) but the side effect is no sex drive. Like I really am not interested ...

Dr. Barb DePree commented on ssislandgirl71's post Hormone Replacement Question

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I never knew what it meant to prime a pump until I watched a plumber work on one at my cottage. To prime a pump means to pour a little water into its fill cap to create suction and, with luck, to ...

Better Orgasm

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I had a total hysterectomy when I was 36 and I am now 42. I have finally found something to control my hot flashes (Lexapro) but the side effect is no sex drive. Like I really am not interested ...

Dr. Barb DePree commented on ssislandgirl71's post Hormone Replacement Question

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Here is a recent blog from my website, MiddlesexMD, that created a lot of conversation. Would look forward to your comments too! Sex and His Self-Esteem Ladies, sometimes we are just too ...

Sex and His Self Esteem

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I don’t know about you, but celebrating New Year’s Eve has become as exciting as a dirty sock under the bed. What happened to the crazy parties with friends? What happened to Auld Lang Syne and ...

A Sexy Start to the New Year

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I don’t know about you, but celebrating New Year’s Eve has become as exciting as a dirty sock under the bed. What happened to the crazy parties with friends? What happened to Auld Lang Syne and ...

A Sexy Start to the New Year

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I'm trying to find a good dr who is skilled in treating menopausal symptoms. Also, because I have mood swings, drs have told me I have anxiety problems, but I wake up with drenching sweat and ...

Dr. Barb DePree commented on dollida12345's post Know a good gynecologist for hormone replacement in the valley who takes insurance?

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Remember that play that premiered a few years back called, “The Vagina Monologues”? Well, I wish someone would write one called, “The Vagina Dialogues” so that women would start to realize that ...

The Vagina Dialogues