Category: Sexual Health

(Most) Humans are sexual beings. Sex is one of the fundamental ways that we experience pleasure, explore, and connect with not only other people but also ourselves on a deep level. Sex gives us opportunities to connect with our creative sides, lift our moods, and just feel all around amazing. For most adults, sex is […]

In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Ellen Gamerman discusses the increasingly frequent use of frontal nudity in movies and shows. We are invited to view this as newsworthy because the actors she refers to are male. One of the reasons suggested for this trend is to address gender parity. According to Juliet […]

Sex makes the world go round. Literally. It also makes your inner world go round, upside down, and right side up. So buckle up.  In all seriousness, your sex life is one of the key ways you can experience pleasure, connection, and fulfillment in your life. But it’s not always that easy. There are so […]

By Dr. Josh Menopause Menopause, from the Latin menopausis, was first used in the 19th century to describe the final cessation of the monthly menstruation of women.  That understanding of menopause has continued even to this day. Menopause in women is a natural decline in the production of reproductive hormones that occurs as a woman […]

By Dr. Sonia Sexual Health Motherhood is one of the most transformative experiences anyone can undergo. Motherhood changes you–mind, body, and soul. Prior to becoming a mother myself, I’m not sure I fully understood what this entailed. Almost every single aspect of my life changed when I became a mother because you have this beautiful […]

Worry and jealousy over a partner’s past sexual encounters causes unnecessary harm to your relationship. Here’s why you or a partner’s ‘number’ don’t actually matter at all. We’ve all got issues and baggage in one way or another. There isn’t a single person on this Earth who’s perfectly clear of insecurities, past traumas big or […]

By Dr. Justin Sexual Health The vast majority of adults have masturbated before, and most do it with some regularity. However, despite how common this behavior is, it remains taboo. All too often, masturbation is seen as a source of shame, embarrassment, and/or anxiety. Part of the reason for this is that, historically, masturbation has […]

At Maze Women’s Health, we see a lot of women with vaginismus– a condition which causes the vaginal muscles to involuntarily tighten. This makes penetration difficult, painful, or sometimes “impossible.” Many of these women  are also navigating the dating world. I hear women talk about  feeling inadequate, alone, incomplete, and bearing so much shame toward […]

I speak with so many women – like, sooooooooo many women – who complain of a shortfall when it comes to their partners. Deficits can exist in any number of contexts (ie housework division, social planning, childcare, etc.), and whoa Nelly, do they ever occur in a sexual one. Are all women just especially whiny? […]