Sexual issues Articles
Not sharing the same sex drive as a partner can be frustrating for you both. Before you throw in the towel and assume that the relationship will never work because of different sex drives, consider the following steps. How to navigate a relationship with different sex drives 1. Expand your timeline. Life is rarely like...
Worried about your low libido? Sex drives change with age and hormones, fluctuate within relationships, and can be affected by several physical conditions or even the medication you are taking. But if your low libido is a consistent problem despite good health otherwise, if it is causing you problems in your relationships or leaving you with low...
Here’s the newsflash – there is actually no ‘normal’ sex drive you must measure up to. We don’t need to want sex all the time. Nor are sex drives even consistent – they fluctuate across relationships and with age. And they can be affected by medication, illness, drinking too much, and even poor sleep. Worried because...
Sex drives are by no means a constant. They can fluctuate over a relationship, be affected by things like stress and depression, and can alter with age. Some people do seem to genetically have a stronger drive than others, and it can cause real tension within relationships. But if your need for sex has been a...
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) estimates that here in the UK, almost one in four children (24.1%) experience sexual abuse. It’s a terrifying statistic, made more sobering considering that being sexually abused as a child can cause lifelong negative repercussions if victims do not find the support they need to heal. This...
According to the Office of National Statistics, a staggering 85,000 women and 12,000 men are raped in England and Wales every year, and almost half a million adults are assaulted sexually annually. With only around 15% actually reporting their experience to the police, how many are finding the support they need to deal with the...
Millions of people around the world cope with some form of chronic pain. Chronic pain creates insomnia and fatigue, low moods, and even mild depression, and together these things often leave people feeling that it’s not possible to enjoy intimacy with their partner. Just when you need help most, intimacy challenges between you and your partner can...
We suffer information overload these days about our love lives. A quick glance at a magazine stand and there will undoubtedly be headlines about the latest ways to please your partner, please yourself, be more adventurous between the sheets, get more health benefits from sex, and be more connected and in love with your partner. It’s...
BY ANDREA BLUNDELL Sex is increasingly touted as the great mood cure-all. It’s said to release the hormone oxytocin as well as endorphins, meaning we sleep better, feel calmer, and approach life more positively. So basically, sex is guaranteed to make us feel great every time, right? Wrong. The truth is that some forms of...
We explore five common female orgasm myths heard by sex therapists and which have brought much frustration and misery. Sex Therapy can help dispel these myths further...
