His and Her Health

I am wondering if anyone had any questions regarding the ABC 20/20 segment on Female Sexual Dysfunction, that aired on Fri, Aug 7th? I would be happy to try to address any questions. Please be aware that I am not on the site every day, but I will get back to you as quickly as possible. Don't be afraid to ask any type of question.

Sincerely,

Amy

<small>[ 08-27-2009, 01:41 PM: Message edited by: Moderator ]</small>

No, I wish I had seen it. Are there any scheduled repeats, or is it available on the Internet?

No scheduled repeats but you can view the video at the link.Just go to the ()click here button under the gold 20/20 headline.
http://www.ourgyn.com/content/

The 20/20 video was interesting as I noticed that those stretches are often used on exercise videos.

My question is: will performing your stretches eliminate pain from intercourse? If so, when done as specified - 2 times a day - how soon would a person expect to start seeing progress?

The exercises will help with verious forms of pelvic pain, painful intercourse being one of them. Having treated this for 10+ years, I unfortunately have never seen the STRETCHES ALONE eliminate pain. It helps with the pain. What I have seen work for musculoskeletal causes of sexual and pelvic floor dysfucntion is physical therapy: internal and external manual therapy, Specific STRETCHES, relaxation techniques and self-care. My book has a lot more detail then the 7 minute video, but the best thing to do would be to see a practitioner to put you in the direct direction: aptawomenshealth.org, pelivcpain.org, nva.org, ichelp.org

Good luck.