Women's Sexual Health
Women's Sexual Health: Common Problems and Where to Start
Sexual problems in women are more common than most people think, and most can be helped when we look at the body, the mind and the relationship together.
Women's Sexual Health
Desire, pain with sex, vaginal dryness and hormones in women.
12 articles · 4 topics
Start here: hormones through life stages
Common problems, menopause and life after childbirth
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Menopause and Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT): Who It Suits, How Safe
Menopausal hormone therapy is not as frightening as it was once thought to be. For the right women, starting at the right time, the benefits usually outweigh the risks.
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Body Image and Confidence After Childbirth, and a Changed Sex Life
Your body after childbirth is not "broken"; it has just done a huge job. Confidence and your sex life can return gradually when you are kind to yourself and get the right care.
Desire, arousal and orgasm
Low desire, low arousal, orgasm difficulties and treatment options
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Low Sexual Desire (HSDD) in Women and Men: Causes and Care
Sexual desire rises and falls with life, but if it stays low long enough to cause distress, it is worth assessing, and there are many ways to help.
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FSIAD: Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder Explained
When both desire and arousal have been missing long enough to cause distress, you are not imagining it, and it is not because you are "not sexy enough".
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Testosterone for Women with Low Sexual Desire: When and How Safe?
Low-dose testosterone has evidence for helping postmenopausal women with low sexual desire, but it should be used only when an assessment shows it is appropriate.
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Difficulty Reaching Orgasm in Women (Female Orgasmic Disorder)
Finding orgasm difficult is something many women experience. Usually nothing is "broken"; what helps is understanding your body and the right kind of stimulation.
Pain, dryness and difficulty with penetration
Vaginal dryness, painful sex and vaginismus
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Vaginal Dryness (GSM): Causes, Symptoms and Treatments That Work
Vaginal dryness is not something you have to put up with in silence. It is common and can be treated in several safe ways.
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Painful Sex and Vaginismus (GPPPD): Causes and Treatment
Sex should not hurt. If it does, or penetration is not possible, this is a recognised condition that can be treated, not something you have to endure.
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Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder (GPPPD): DSM-5-TR Explained
A deep dive into the DSM-5-TR criteria for GPPPD: how doctors recognise it, the layered causes behind it, and step-by-step treatment that keeps you safe and in control.
Pleasure and self-care
Sex toys and safe self-pleasure
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Sex Toys and Masturbation, Safely: A Shame-Free Health Guide
Masturbation is a normal, safe sexual behaviour. Sex toys can help you get to know your own body, provided you choose and care for them correctly.
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A Practical Guide to Choosing and Using Sex Toys Safely
Which materials are safe, which lubricant works, how to clean and store, whether sharing carries infection risk, and how devices help sexual rehabilitation: a practical guide for every gender and couple.