Category: Sexual Health

More Than Birds and Bees: Recharging Your Sexual Batteries

Sponsored Content I collaborated with AMAG Pharmaceuticals to develop this post to educate women about painful sex due to menopause through the PAINFULLY AWKWARD CONVERSATIONS campaign. All opinions are my own.  Sex can sizzle after menopause – it doesn’t have to fizzle!  It should and can remain pleasurable at any age! Sex plays an important… Continue reading More Than Birds and Bees: Recharging Your Sexual Batteries

Painful Sex After 50

Contributed by Barbara Dehn NP, FAANP, NCMP- Red Hot Mamas Expert There’s lots of reasons why sex might be painful after you turn 50. For many women as estrogen levels decline during midlife, their vaginas become much more dry and don’t have the same elasticity or ability to stretch. What you might notice * The skin around… Continue reading Painful Sex After 50

Navigating Midlife Love

Contributed by Dr. Barb DePree- Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert “Midlife: when the Universe grabs your shoulders and tells you “I’m not f-ing around, use the gifts you were given.”- Brene Brown I don’t know about you, but I love seeing old people in love. The way they hold hands toddling down the street. The way… Continue reading Navigating Midlife Love

These Can Be the Golden Years

Contributed by Dr. Barb DePree- Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert Sex after menopause can be challenging. My work life–both in my practice and through MiddlesexMD, the company I founded–is dedicated to addressing those challenges. I spend a lot of every day talking about topics like dry vaginal tissue, pain with intercourse, and loss of libido. But… Continue reading These Can Be the Golden Years

A Brief Tour of the Causes of Vaginal and Vulvar pain

Contributed by Dr. Michael Goodman- Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert NB: This will by no means be exhaustive, and is meant for introduction and entry-level information only. It is “…a place to start” for women experiencing pain & distress involving their genitals. For more information, use the search terms “dyspareunia” (painful intercourse), vulvodynia, “vulvar pain syndromes,”… Continue reading A Brief Tour of the Causes of Vaginal and Vulvar pain

It’s Time For A Romantic Getaway

Contributed by Dr. Barb DePree- Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert We’ve made it through the holidays. We’re either well on our way with New Year’s resolutions or we’ve gotten realistic. And Valentine’s Day is right around the corner; if you’re like me, it sneaks up on you without quite enough planning! For the sake of your… Continue reading It’s Time For A Romantic Getaway

Add Relationships to Your Resolutions

Contributed by Dr. Barb DePree- Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert Here we are in a fresh new month, full of promise and possibilities. There’s something about this unblemished new year. I’ve always loved this moment when one year ends and the next begins. Resolutions, however? Not so good. Far be it from me to diminish the… Continue reading Add Relationships to Your Resolutions

Despite Major Consumer Marketing and Educational Efforts, New Survey Shows Women Still Don’t Understand Why Sex Hurts After Menopause

Despite Major Consumer Marketing and Educational Efforts, New Survey Shows Women Still Don’t Understand Why Sex Hurts After Menopause Women’s EMPOWER survey confirms reluctance to discuss sex problems and seek treatment  CLEVELAND, Ohio (September 5, 2016)—Unfortunately for many postmenopausal women, painful intercourse is a reality. In recent years, the medical industry has undertaken significant direct-to-consumer… Continue reading Despite Major Consumer Marketing and Educational Efforts, New Survey Shows Women Still Don’t Understand Why Sex Hurts After Menopause

Who’s Using Vibrators: Survey Results

Contributed by Dr. Barb Depree- Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert  The times they are a-changin’. At least that’s what I think we’re seeing with the results of a survey we at MiddlesexMD conducted. We asked readers of our website and newsletter to respond to several questions about whether and how they use vibrators. Granted, our sample size is small… Continue reading Who’s Using Vibrators: Survey Results