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Dr. Ford: Should She Let Her Husband Know She No Longer Wants to Have Sex With Him?

By Cecilia M. Ford, Ph.D.

You can let your husband know that there were too many years when you felt overwhelmed and under-supported and that the cumulative effect of that experience combined with your age has left you without desire. How he responds to your honest statement might open up the opportunity to work on some of the issues between you, which I would recommend, if you want to have a close and harmonious future.

News · Politics

(VIDEO) 20 Years Later, Anita Hill Inspires

By Chris Lombardi

After Anita Hill's testimony 20 years ago, sexual harassment complaints across the nation tripled. Years after, women still believe her with ferocity.

Poetry · Sex & Sexuality

Poetry Friday: Sexing It Slow

By Women's Voices For Change

In February, Poetry Friday is for lovers — starting with "Sexing it Slow with Tom Jones and Margo," by Millicent Borges Accardi.

Emotional Health · Menopause · Sex & Sexuality

Menopause, Sex, and Valentine’s Day: Dr. Pat’s Notebook

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

As women in or approaching menopause, we need to remember: being a sensual person is always a choice.

Health · Menopause · Sex & Sexuality

The Menopause Libido Myth: Dr. Pat’s Notebook

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

No, it doesn’t mean the end of the orgasm.

Lifestyle

My Worst Date Ever: One Woman’s Nomination

By Women's Voices For Change

This Valentine's week at WVFC has featured both a soulful request for information about our sex lives from Our Bodies Ourselves and a glimpse of the Worst Date Ever contest from MyVeryWorstDate.com. Here's an anonymous contribution that neatly covers (and maybe skewers) both topics.

Books · Emotional Health · Menopause · Sex & Sexuality

Please Help Tell the Story of Our Sex Lives

By Women's Voices For Change

Many of us remember the day we first ran across Our Bodies, Ourselves, as something of a revelation; perhaps you even picked up the more recent edition of the same book focused on menopause. But have you wished your voice was in there too? Now, thanks to former WVFC editor Chris Cupaiolo at Our Bodies, Our Blog, all women are…

Divorce & Widowhood · Sex & Sexuality

Twelve Years After: How Widowhood Actually Feels

By Buchanan Michele

I remember everything, or at least the things that matter. I remember every pore of his skin, the encysted bump he had on the back of his head, the way he looked like a droll rabbi when he steepled his fingers. I remember the smell of his skin. I remember the lopsided grin he’d get, so wolfish and calculating and…

Ask Dr. Pat · General Medical · Menopause · Sex & Sexuality

Ask Dr. Pat: “Hormone Therapy Gave Me My Life Back”

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

Dear Dr. Pat, I read your medical advice to menopausal women, and I have a sense that you are not a big fan of hormone therapy. I am now forty-nine years old, and my last period was two years ago. I am very healthy and try to find the best information I can to make intelligent choices about my health.…

Sex & Sexuality

Cougars Not Crones: The Reality of Sex in The New Menopause

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

By Dr. Patricia Yarberry Allen The libido of the woman in mid-life is of significant interest to both men and women. Women in the New Menopause are aware of the allure we hold for men. We know how to do IT. There is a word for us in the lexicon of the 21st century that I find to be an…

News

Sex as Trade – It’s in Our Hardwiring! A New Report

By Womens Voices for Change

Who knew? Tired of sex and commerce intersecting in the political world recently? Here comes a report from the University of Michigan's School of Public Health that says animals and humans not in dire need trade resources for sex all the time. In other words, prostitution is innate. For the study, researchers interviewed 475 undergraduate students to discover if they…

News

Sex & the Media Overload

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

by Patricia Yarberry Allen, MD | bio I have a headache. You know what I mean — “Not tonight; I have a headache.” Except it isn’t the husband who is the issue. It’s the New York Post. Yes, I have a “Sex & the Media Headache” caused by the New York Post. I know, I know, it’s the Post. I…

Ask Dr. Pat · Health · Menopause · Sex & Sexuality

Ask Dr. Pat: Sex and the Safety of Vagifem

By Womens Voices for Change

How can a woman resolve the need to use hormone therapy with the risks?

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Dr. Ford: Should She Let Her Husband Know She No Longer Wants to Have Sex With Him?

(VIDEO) 20 Years Later, Anita Hill Inspires

Poetry Friday: Sexing It Slow

Menopause, Sex, and Valentine’s Day: Dr. Pat’s Notebook

The Menopause Libido Myth: Dr. Pat’s Notebook

My Worst Date Ever: One Woman’s Nomination

Please Help Tell the Story of Our Sex Lives

Twelve Years After: How Widowhood Actually Feels

Ask Dr. Pat: “Hormone Therapy Gave Me My Life Back”

Cougars Not Crones: The Reality of Sex in The New Menopause

Sex as Trade – It’s in Our Hardwiring! A New Report

Sex & the Media Overload

Ask Dr. Pat: Sex and the Safety of Vagifem

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