Sex & Wellness with Dr. Mary
This premium podcast discusses sex, vulvas, vaginas, and more taboo topics in a fun and non-judgmental way.
**currently taking a break from season 1 to relaunch season 2 in July!**
Lead by Dr. Mary Grimberg who is a pelvic floor and orthopedic physical therapist, this podcast is meant to empower you to learn more about your body regardless of your age. Join us for some fun and mind-blowing discussions that you don't want to miss! The questions are based on real people but the information has been changed to avoid revealing their identity. If you would like to submit a question please email me at drmary@resilient-rx.com.
Sex & Wellness with Dr. Mary
Episode 7 - Why Do I Have Pain With Sex?
This week we will be talking about pain with penetrative sex. We had a 32-year-old female named Jen. She is from Omaha, Nebraska and she said that she has been having pain with penetrative sex so she asked for some recommendations on what she can do about it.
We aren’t just going to talk about what you can do about this type of pain. We will be looking into the many reasons why there is pain with penetrative sex occurs, pain with initial penetration, pain with deep penetration, what I do to guide patients with this problem, and so much more!
Know that you are not alone and penetrative sex is not the end all, be all!
Let’s get to it:
3:16 - Introduction to the topic
4:44 - Getting the right healthcare practitioner for you
5:16 – The different types of pain when having sex
6:38 – Pain with initial penetration
7:11 – Pain with initial penetration can be due to scarring
8:20 – Pain with initial penetration can be due to estrogen deficiency
11:40 – Pain with initial penetration can be due to the hymen
13:30 – Pain with initial penetration can be due to change in vaginal PH
16:48 – Stress and tension in the pelvic floor affecting our sex experience when going into deep penetration
18:47 – Pain with deep penetration can be due to chronic hip pain, low back pain, SI joint pain
22:00 - Pain with deep penetration can be due to prolapse
25:19 – Pain with sex can be due to not enough clitoral stimulation prior to intercourse
28:15 – Pain with sex can be due to being tense and not feeling comfortable in your own body
30:15 – Pain with sex can be due to sexual trauma and what would be the best step forward to address the issue
31:20 – Pain with sex can be due to vaginismus, what is it, and why it happens
35:07 – Conclusion
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