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Conditions like arthritis, chronic pain, ulcerative colitis, and Multiple Sclerosis, (and many others) will change sex dramatically. When sex changes, individuals may noticed increased stress, worry, and/or guilt about sex. Many couples don’t know how to talk about the feelings that these health challenges bring up. Sex therapy teaches patients and partners what to expect and how to talk about these really sensitive topics, and how to move toward a new normal that is pleasurable and satisfying to both partners. Sex can still be great, even as it changes over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558815236497-QVAF0N2X06MLBFHGBEQL/almos-bechtold-436811-unsplash.jpg Medical Challenges - Cancer Every individual deserves a satisfying sex life. A cancer diagnosis usually translates to many medical office visits, lots of imaging and/or biopsies, and often surgery or hospitalizations. Body changes, feeling ill, and grappling with mortality will affect an individual’s sex life initially. However, with modern medicine cancer is often a chronic disease….with symptoms that affect sex. Prostate cancer survivors may have urinary incontinence or erectile dysfunction postoperatively. Breast cancer patients may receive medication to block all estrogen, which has a profound effect on the vulva and vagina. Cancer diagnosis and treatment may affect how a man or woman sees themselves as a sexual being -- or how their partner views them. There can be grief and anger in this process, but there can also be healing through pleasure and connection with their partner. People with cancer can enjoy sex, and they should! When health challenges seem insurmountable and incompatible with sex, Dr. Modjoros can work with you to bring new dimension and fulfillment to your sex life. **A cancer diagnosis changes things – instantly.** Every individual’s journey is unique, but figuring out sex and intimacy while treating or recovering from cancer is confusing for most. For example, cancer treatments may interfere in frequency or quality of sexual pleasure for an individual or for a couple. Or, the partner with cancer may avoid sex due to body image, energy, or mortality concerns, etc. Sex therapy can help redefine sex to maintain intimacy when cancer has changed the body and the way it looks, feels, and/or works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558980648113-ATWDJ5VK3069TJVG8BL7/rawpixel-1145276-unsplash.jpg Medical Challenges - Aging As people age, sex changes. But it doesn’t have to stop! For many individuals and couples, sex remains a prominent part of their life well into 80s and beyond. Sex and pleasure are for everyone. Aging bodies may introduce some challenges into sex, but positions can be modified and sex can be shifted to include more of one type of touch and less of another challenged type of touch. Sex therapy can hep to revitalize sex within a long term relationship, or develop ways to enjoy sex when faced with physical or medical challenges. Retirement is more fun with more sex! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558980672851-Y0LWVSI0E461M0EAOUJC/j-s-romeo-630399-unsplash.jpg Medical Challenges - Post Surgical Changes Most people will experience surgery at some point in their lives. Appendectomies, spine surgeries, Caesarian sections, knee replacements — every surgery changes an individual's body -- how it looks and how it moves. Sometimes postoperative changes, including scar tissue, affect the patient's sexual experience. Following surgery, the details around sex may need to change. Dr. Modjoros helps individuals and couples work through redefining their sexual script to develop a new norm that is pleasurable and satisfying for both. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558980698466-MS716PQ8N3K8NVHELD4U/sharon-mccutcheon-738532-unsplash.jpg Medical Challenges - Arousal and Orgasmic Issues Arousal and orgasmic dysfunctions are relatively common. Delayed ejaculation, anorgasmia (not able to reach orgasm), and painful orgasms are just a few examples. For any new symptom or pain related to orgasm, a sexual medicine provider should be your first evaluation. He or she can figure out if the nerves and blood vessels are working properly. Dr. Modjoros works closely with the local community sexual medicine physicians to provide comprehensive management for patients with these issues. In sex therapy, individuals and couples learn how to relax into pleasure and stay focused on their body sensations to optimize their sexual connection. https://www.sexualhealthconsultants.com/stressful-sex daily 0.75 2019-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558986877386-MAVSNNKSZ1UBVY9KO43M/andrik-langfield-1242378-unsplash.jpg Stressful Sex | Sexual Health Consultants - Chronic Pain Some illnesses will directly affect an individual’s sexual function. Conditions like arthritis, chronic pain, ulcerative colitis, and Multiple Sclerosis, (and many others) will change sex dramatically. When sex changes, individuals may noticed increased stress, worry, and/or guilt about sex. Many couples don’t know how to talk about the feelings that these health challenges bring up. Sex therapy teaches patients and partners what to expect and how to talk about these really sensitive topics, and how to move toward a new normal that is pleasurable and satisfying to both partners. Sex can still be great, even as it changes over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1559419907391-1MQ0GRIRMYZ4856UZOM1/natalia-figueredo-373415-unsplash.jpg Stressful Sex | Sexual Health Consultants - “When sex isn’t fun, it’s work. When sex is work, nobody has fun”. - Dr. Modjoros https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558987152448-VHDLXF1J5JH9I0M1LM40/sharon-mccutcheon-525234-unsplash.jpg Stressful Sex | Sexual Health Consultants - Pelvic Pain Pelvic pain is complex, often multifactorial, and medical treatment is rarely straightforward. Regardless of where in the pelvis the pain originates (bladder, uterus, prostate, etc), most pelvic pain patients feel a sense of confusion and “brokenness” about their reproductive lives. Pain during intercourse is an unwelcome intrusion that reinforces feelings of inadequacy and guilt for many patients. When pain becomes chronic, a couple may struggle to maintain intimacy as the cycle of sexual fear, guilt, and avoidance becomes their new normal. To complicate things, chronic pelvic pain often leads to hypertonic pelvic floor muscles, which then worsens the pelvic pain and dysfunction. In these cases, sex therapy works best in combination with pelvic floor physical therapy -- the PT works on the muscles and the sex therapy works on managing the stress/anxiety/worry of the pain. If desired, Dr. Modjoros will collaborate with your medical providers to develop a comprehensive care plan. Regardless of which partner has pain, both partners are affected, so whenever possible, couples are encouraged to participate in the counseling process together. In therapy, Dr. Modjoros will guide you through your recovery process, helping you and your partner better understand the original health issue, the sexual stress associated with it, and the pathway to full recovery with the mind and body in harmony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558987305664-BV6JHST35Z5MN97SXXN2/image-asset.jpeg Stressful Sex | Sexual Health Consultants - Cancer Every individual deserves a satisfying sex life. A cancer diagnosis usually translates to many medical office visits, lots of imaging and/or biopsies, and often surgery or hospitalizations. Body changes, feeling ill, and grappling with mortality will affect an individual’s sex life initially. However, with modern medicine cancer is often a chronic disease….with symptoms that affect sex. Prostate cancer survivors may have urinary incontinence or erectile dysfunction postoperatively. Breast cancer patients may receive medication to block all estrogen, which has a profound effect on the vulva and vagina. Cancer diagnosis and treatment may affect how a man or woman sees themselves as a sexual being -- or how their partner views them. There can be grief and anger in this process, but there can also be healing through pleasure and connection with their partner. People with cancer can enjoy sex, and they should! When health challenges seem insurmountable and incompatible with sex, Dr. Modjoros can work with you to bring new dimension and fulfillment to your sex life. **A cancer diagnosis changes things – instantly.** Every individual’s journey is unique, but figuring out sex and intimacy while treating or recovering from cancer is confusing for most. For example, cancer treatments may interfere in frequency or quality of sexual pleasure for an individual or for a couple. Or, the partner with cancer may avoid sex due to body image, energy, or mortality concerns, etc. Sex therapy can help redefine sex to maintain intimacy when cancer has changed the body and the way it looks, feels, and/or works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558987367159-7444KQCEHAK2KAK9Q8JA/kristopher-roller-188180-unsplash.jpg Stressful Sex | Sexual Health Consultants - Aging As people age, sex changes. But it doesn’t have to stop! For many individuals and couples, sex remains a prominent part of their life well into 80s and beyond. Sex and pleasure are for everyone. Aging bodies may introduce some challenges into sex, but positions can be modified and sex can be shifted to include more of one type of touch and less of another challenged type of touch. Sex therapy can hep to revitalize sex within a long term relationship, or develop ways to enjoy sex when faced with physical or medical challenges. 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Dr. Modjoros helps individuals and couples work through redefining their sexual script to develop a new norm that is pleasurable and satisfying for both. https://www.sexualhealthconsultants.com/life-transitions daily 0.75 2021-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558988875194-3BJO4QMTHX0VVPO4YFMU/andre-adjahoe-465277-unsplash.jpg Life Transitions - Chronic Pain Some illnesses will directly affect an individual’s sexual function. Conditions like arthritis, chronic pain, ulcerative colitis, and Multiple Sclerosis, (and many others) will change sex dramatically. When sex changes, individuals may noticed increased stress, worry, and/or guilt about sex. Many couples don’t know how to talk about the feelings that these health challenges bring up. Sex therapy teaches patients and partners what to expect and how to talk about these really sensitive topics, and how to move toward a new normal that is pleasurable and satisfying to both partners. Sex can still be great, even as it changes over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1559421364635-1QUSKVLD2I45SM0SG10E/anthony-tran-383490-unsplash.jpg Life Transitions - “Nothing remains constant except change itself.” - Author Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558988832970-9AMJSSTROS3WGFUGDKWA/rod-long-578990-unsplash.jpg Life Transitions - Pelvic Pain Pelvic pain is complex, often multifactorial, and medical treatment is rarely straightforward. Regardless of where in the pelvis the pain originates (bladder, uterus, prostate, etc), most pelvic pain patients feel a sense of confusion and “brokenness” about their reproductive lives. Pain during intercourse is an unwelcome intrusion that reinforces feelings of inadequacy and guilt for many patients. When pain becomes chronic, a couple may struggle to maintain intimacy as the cycle of sexual fear, guilt, and avoidance becomes their new normal. To complicate things, chronic pelvic pain often leads to hypertonic pelvic floor muscles, which then worsens the pelvic pain and dysfunction. In these cases, sex therapy works best in combination with pelvic floor physical therapy -- the PT works on the muscles and the sex therapy works on managing the stress/anxiety/worry of the pain. If desired, Dr. Modjoros will collaborate with your medical providers to develop a comprehensive care plan. Regardless of which partner has pain, both partners are affected, so whenever possible, couples are encouraged to participate in the counseling process together. In therapy, Dr. Modjoros will guide you through your recovery process, helping you and your partner better understand the original health issue, the sexual stress associated with it, and the pathway to full recovery with the mind and body in harmony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558988802135-BXG7ELHP26P74MWLZK33/photo-1533444273691-ebf51af8fd9c.jpeg Life Transitions - Cancer Every individual deserves a satisfying sex life. A cancer diagnosis usually translates to many medical office visits, lots of imaging and/or biopsies, and often surgery or hospitalizations. Body changes, feeling ill, and grappling with mortality will affect an individual’s sex life initially. However, with modern medicine cancer is often a chronic disease….with symptoms that affect sex. Prostate cancer survivors may have urinary incontinence or erectile dysfunction postoperatively. Breast cancer patients may receive medication to block all estrogen, which has a profound effect on the vulva and vagina. Cancer diagnosis and treatment may affect how a man or woman sees themselves as a sexual being -- or how their partner views them. There can be grief and anger in this process, but there can also be healing through pleasure and connection with their partner. People with cancer can enjoy sex, and they should! When health challenges seem insurmountable and incompatible with sex, Dr. Modjoros can work with you to bring new dimension and fulfillment to your sex life. **A cancer diagnosis changes things – instantly.** Every individual’s journey is unique, but figuring out sex and intimacy while treating or recovering from cancer is confusing for most. For example, cancer treatments may interfere in frequency or quality of sexual pleasure for an individual or for a couple. Or, the partner with cancer may avoid sex due to body image, energy, or mortality concerns, etc. Sex therapy can help redefine sex to maintain intimacy when cancer has changed the body and the way it looks, feels, and/or works. https://www.sexualhealthconsultants.com/faqs daily 0.75 2019-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1554167888075-DW3J5COBBLJMAPS5MXJI/matheus-lira-1172439-unsplash.jpg FAQ's - A Few Commonly Asked Questions https://www.sexualhealthconsultants.com/testimonials-2 daily 0.75 2019-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1563580784020-12GSQE54SZYF8TS08IVO/Screen%252BShot%252B2019-07-19%252Bat%252B6.56.16%252BPM.jpg Testimonials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1563580525851-RZJ8VOPESW3WNYPW8PZX/image-asset.jpeg Testimonials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1563580369518-8CMRR1GBN8HTYVOVGMRY/Screen+Shot+2019-07-19+at+6.51.22+PM.png Testimonials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1563579869626-M7Q5BGQIPQPMZ5KOK29D/Screen+Shot+2019-07-19+at+6.42.54+PM.png Testimonials - Opening up and discussing such private matters as sexual health is not necessarily an easy task. Yet, my wife and I have found in Dr. Modjoros a trustworthy, caring, and truly helpful professional who has allowed us to face uncomfortable truths and grow stronger as a couple. Dr. Modjoros' approach to sexual health draws from several schools and theories, which makes sessions both therapeutic and informative. Dr, Modjoros investigates not only problems but also seeks out root-causes, and explores a variety of solutions and treatments. I wish we did not need help with our sexual life. But since we do, I am glad that we consult with Dr. Modjoros and would recommend her to anyone. 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Regardless of where in the pelvis the pain originates (bladder, uterus, prostate, etc), most pelvic pain patients feel a sense of confusion and “brokenness” about their reproductive lives. Pain during intercourse is an unwelcome intrusion that reinforces feelings of inadequacy and guilt for many patients. When pain becomes chronic, a couple may struggle to maintain intimacy as the cycle of sexual fear, guilt, and avoidance becomes their new normal. To complicate things, chronic pelvic pain often leads to hypertonic pelvic floor muscles, which then worsens the pelvic pain and dysfunction. In these cases, sex therapy works best in combination with pelvic floor physical therapy -- the PT works on the muscles and the sex therapy works on managing the stress/anxiety/worry of the pain. If desired, Dr. Modjoros will collaborate with your medical providers to develop a comprehensive care plan. Regardless of which partner has pain, both partners are affected, so whenever possible, couples are encouraged to participate in the counseling process together. In therapy, Dr. Modjoros will guide you through your recovery process, helping you and your partner better understand the original health issue, the sexual stress associated with it, and the pathway to full recovery with the mind and body in harmony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1634744617403-1KI3NC57C5KFW060FSUN/Picture3.jpg Offerings - Pelvic Pain Pelvic pain is complex, often multifactorial, and medical treatment is rarely straightforward. Regardless of where in the pelvis the pain originates (bladder, uterus, prostate, etc), most pelvic pain patients feel a sense of confusion and “brokenness” about their reproductive lives. Pain during intercourse is an unwelcome intrusion that reinforces feelings of inadequacy and guilt for many patients. When pain becomes chronic, a couple may struggle to maintain intimacy as the cycle of sexual fear, guilt, and avoidance becomes their new normal. To complicate things, chronic pelvic pain often leads to hypertonic pelvic floor muscles, which then worsens the pelvic pain and dysfunction. In these cases, sex therapy works best in combination with pelvic floor physical therapy -- the PT works on the muscles and the sex therapy works on managing the stress/anxiety/worry of the pain. If desired, Dr. Modjoros will collaborate with your medical providers to develop a comprehensive care plan. Regardless of which partner has pain, both partners are affected, so whenever possible, couples are encouraged to participate in the counseling process together. 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Sometimes, the impact is minimal and insignificant... other times health issues will profoundly disrupt one’s sex life. (cut this from chronic pain subcategory). 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Conditions like arthritis, chronic pain, ulcerative colitis, and Multiple Sclerosis, (and many others) will change sex dramatically. When sex changes, individuals may noticed increased stress, worry, and/or guilt about sex. Many couples don’t know how to talk about the feelings that these health challenges bring up. Sex therapy teaches patients and partners what to expect and how to talk about these really sensitive topics, and how to move toward a new normal that is pleasurable and satisfying to both partners. Sex can still be great, even as it changes over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558980672851-Y0LWVSI0E461M0EAOUJC/j-s-romeo-630399-unsplash.jpg Medical Challenges | Sexual Health Consultants - Post Surgical Changes Most people will experience surgery at some point in their lives. Appendectomies, spine surgeries, Caesarian sections, knee replacements — every surgery changes an individual's body -- how it looks and how it moves. Sometimes postoperative changes, including scar tissue, affect the patient's sexual experience. Following surgery, the details around sex may need to change. Dr. Modjoros helps individuals and couples work through redefining their sexual script to develop a new norm that is pleasurable and satisfying for both. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558982676425-LSHWZ9A10Z06MZMIJZKS/medical%2525252Bchallenges%2525252B-%2525252B500_F_220102837_E8D0pNVXXHjreCP4fVNSCh5XBER6IzJN.jpg Medical Challenges | Sexual Health Consultants - MEDICAL CHALLENGES Every individual deserves a satisfying sex life. Health issues affect a person’s sexuality and sexual expression, as well as their partner’s. Sometimes, the impact is minimal and insignificant... other times health issues will profoundly disrupt one’s sex life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558980581259-SGWUKGA1SX9PCEPSVZCG/asdrubal-luna-485688-unsplash.jpg Medical Challenges | Sexual Health Consultants - Pelvic Pain Pelvic pain is complex, often multifactorial, and medical treatment is rarely straightforward. Regardless of where in the pelvis the pain originates (bladder, uterus, prostate, etc), most pelvic pain patients feel a sense of confusion and “brokenness” about their reproductive lives. Pain during intercourse is an unwelcome intrusion that reinforces feelings of inadequacy and guilt for many patients. When pain becomes chronic, a couple may struggle to maintain intimacy as the cycle of sexual fear, guilt, and avoidance becomes their new normal. To complicate things, chronic pelvic pain often leads to hypertonic pelvic floor muscles, which then worsens the pelvic pain and dysfunction. In these cases, sex therapy works best in combination with pelvic floor physical therapy -- the PT works on the muscles and the sex therapy works on managing the stress/anxiety/worry of the pain. If desired, Dr. Modjoros will collaborate with your medical providers to develop a comprehensive care plan. Regardless of which partner has pain, both partners are affected, so whenever possible, couples are encouraged to participate in the counseling process together. In therapy, Dr. Modjoros will guide you through your recovery process, helping you and your partner better understand the original health issue, the sexual stress associated with it, and the pathway to full recovery with the mind and body in harmony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558815236497-QVAF0N2X06MLBFHGBEQL/almos-bechtold-436811-unsplash.jpg Medical Challenges | Sexual Health Consultants - Cancer Every individual deserves a satisfying sex life. A cancer diagnosis usually translates to many medical office visits, lots of imaging and/or biopsies, and often surgery or hospitalizations. Body changes, feeling ill, and grappling with mortality will affect an individual’s sex life initially. However, with modern medicine cancer is often a chronic disease….with symptoms that affect sex. Prostate cancer survivors may have urinary incontinence or erectile dysfunction postoperatively. Breast cancer patients may receive medication to block all estrogen, which has a profound effect on the vulva and vagina. Cancer diagnosis and treatment may affect how a man or woman sees themselves as a sexual being -- or how their partner views them. There can be grief and anger in this process, but there can also be healing through pleasure and connection with their partner. People with cancer can enjoy sex, and they should! When health challenges seem insurmountable and incompatible with sex, Dr. Modjoros can work with you to bring new dimension and fulfillment to your sex life. **A cancer diagnosis changes things – instantly.** Every individual’s journey is unique, but figuring out sex and intimacy while treating or recovering from cancer is confusing for most. For example, cancer treatments may interfere in frequency or quality of sexual pleasure for an individual or for a couple. Or, the partner with cancer may avoid sex due to body image, energy, or mortality concerns, etc. Sex therapy can help redefine sex to maintain intimacy when cancer has changed the body and the way it looks, feels, and/or works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558980648113-ATWDJ5VK3069TJVG8BL7/rawpixel-1145276-unsplash.jpg Medical Challenges | Sexual Health Consultants - Aging As people age, sex changes. But it doesn’t have to stop! For many individuals and couples, sex remains a prominent part of their life well into 80s and beyond. Sex and pleasure are for everyone. Aging bodies may introduce some challenges into sex, but positions can be modified and sex can be shifted to include more of one type of touch and less of another challenged type of touch. Sex therapy can hep to revitalize sex within a long term relationship, or develop ways to enjoy sex when faced with physical or medical challenges. Retirement is more fun with more sex! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558980698466-MS716PQ8N3K8NVHELD4U/sharon-mccutcheon-738532-unsplash.jpg Medical Challenges | Sexual Health Consultants - Arousal and Orgasmic Issues Arousal and orgasmic dysfunctions are relatively common. Delayed ejaculation, anorgasmia (not able to reach orgasm), and painful orgasms are just a few examples. For any new symptom or pain related to orgasm, a sexual medicine provider should be your first evaluation. He or she can figure out if the nerves and blood vessels are working properly. Dr. Modjoros works closely with the local community sexual medicine physicians to provide comprehensive management for patients with these issues. In sex therapy, individuals and couples learn how to relax into pleasure and stay focused on their body sensations to optimize their sexual connection. https://www.sexualhealthconsultants.com/life-transitions-1 daily 0.75 2019-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1555811757687-61H36QGNKKIJQH439X1V/anthony-tran-383490-unsplash.jpg Copy of Life Transitions - Nothing Remains Constant except Change Itself -author unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1555203031891-WUNF0FLFIX4IDVCLQX6F/medical-challenges Copy of Life Transitions - Medical Challenges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1555203046793-7JEVYPKYI6YWVOX6RESB/dark%2Bblue%2Bbox.jpg Copy of Life Transitions - STRESSFUL SEX https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1555203061453-3PXOH7AA62N31H61TN0N/aqua%252Bblue%252Bbox.jpg Copy of Life Transitions - LIFE TRANSITIONS https://www.sexualhealthconsultants.com/stressful-sex-old daily 0.75 2019-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558987367159-7444KQCEHAK2KAK9Q8JA/kristopher-roller-188180-unsplash.jpg Stressful Sex | Sexual Health Consultants - Aging As people age, sex changes. But it doesn’t have to stop! For many individuals and couples, sex remains a prominent part of their life well into 80s and beyond. Sex and pleasure are for everyone. Aging bodies may introduce some challenges into sex, but positions can be modified and sex can be shifted to include more of one type of touch and less of another challenged type of touch. Sex therapy can hep to revitalize sex within a long term relationship, or develop ways to enjoy sex when faced with physical or medical challenges. Retirement is more fun with more sex! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558987152448-VHDLXF1J5JH9I0M1LM40/sharon-mccutcheon-525234-unsplash.jpg Stressful Sex | Sexual Health Consultants - Pelvic Pain Pelvic pain is complex, often multifactorial, and medical treatment is rarely straightforward. Regardless of where in the pelvis the pain originates (bladder, uterus, prostate, etc), most pelvic pain patients feel a sense of confusion and “brokenness” about their reproductive lives. Pain during intercourse is an unwelcome intrusion that reinforces feelings of inadequacy and guilt for many patients. When pain becomes chronic, a couple may struggle to maintain intimacy as the cycle of sexual fear, guilt, and avoidance becomes their new normal. To complicate things, chronic pelvic pain often leads to hypertonic pelvic floor muscles, which then worsens the pelvic pain and dysfunction. In these cases, sex therapy works best in combination with pelvic floor physical therapy -- the PT works on the muscles and the sex therapy works on managing the stress/anxiety/worry of the pain. If desired, Dr. Modjoros will collaborate with your medical providers to develop a comprehensive care plan. Regardless of which partner has pain, both partners are affected, so whenever possible, couples are encouraged to participate in the counseling process together. In therapy, Dr. Modjoros will guide you through your recovery process, helping you and your partner better understand the original health issue, the sexual stress associated with it, and the pathway to full recovery with the mind and body in harmony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558997325076-Y9P8ORORGQ9X97TR9ZJS/medical%252525252Bchallenges%252525252B-%252525252B500_F_220102837_E8D0pNVXXHjreCP4fVNSCh5XBER6IzJN.jpg Stressful Sex | Sexual Health Consultants - Stressful Sex Sex usually means different things to each partner. Through carefully designed home exercises and talk therapy, Dr. Modjoros identifies all the components that make sex unpleasant. She then helps her client address these issues to resolve their stress and allow sex to be fun. Sex therapy gives each partner the space to feel all their emotions, to be authentic to themselves, and to communicate more effectively with their partner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558986877386-MAVSNNKSZ1UBVY9KO43M/andrik-langfield-1242378-unsplash.jpg Stressful Sex | Sexual Health Consultants - Chronic Pain Some illnesses will directly affect an individual’s sexual function. Conditions like arthritis, chronic pain, ulcerative colitis, and Multiple Sclerosis, (and many others) will change sex dramatically. When sex changes, individuals may noticed increased stress, worry, and/or guilt about sex. Many couples don’t know how to talk about the feelings that these health challenges bring up. Sex therapy teaches patients and partners what to expect and how to talk about these really sensitive topics, and how to move toward a new normal that is pleasurable and satisfying to both partners. Sex can still be great, even as it changes over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558987620332-HX7SHMRBRQQDDA04Z84I/jordan-mcdonald-766295-unsplash.jpg Stressful Sex | Sexual Health Consultants - Post Surgical Changes Most people will experience surgery at some point in their lives. Appendectomies, spine surgeries, Caesarian sections, knee replacements — every surgery changes an individual's body -- how it looks and how it moves. Sometimes postoperative changes, including scar tissue, affect the patient's sexual experience. Following surgery, the details around sex may need to change. Dr. Modjoros helps individuals and couples work through redefining their sexual script to develop a new norm that is pleasurable and satisfying for both. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558987305664-BV6JHST35Z5MN97SXXN2/image-asset.jpeg Stressful Sex | Sexual Health Consultants - Cancer Every individual deserves a satisfying sex life. A cancer diagnosis usually translates to many medical office visits, lots of imaging and/or biopsies, and often surgery or hospitalizations. Body changes, feeling ill, and grappling with mortality will affect an individual’s sex life initially. However, with modern medicine cancer is often a chronic disease….with symptoms that affect sex. Prostate cancer survivors may have urinary incontinence or erectile dysfunction postoperatively. Breast cancer patients may receive medication to block all estrogen, which has a profound effect on the vulva and vagina. Cancer diagnosis and treatment may affect how a man or woman sees themselves as a sexual being -- or how their partner views them. There can be grief and anger in this process, but there can also be healing through pleasure and connection with their partner. People with cancer can enjoy sex, and they should! When health challenges seem insurmountable and incompatible with sex, Dr. Modjoros can work with you to bring new dimension and fulfillment to your sex life. **A cancer diagnosis changes things – instantly.** Every individual’s journey is unique, but figuring out sex and intimacy while treating or recovering from cancer is confusing for most. For example, cancer treatments may interfere in frequency or quality of sexual pleasure for an individual or for a couple. Or, the partner with cancer may avoid sex due to body image, energy, or mortality concerns, etc. Sex therapy can help redefine sex to maintain intimacy when cancer has changed the body and the way it looks, feels, and/or works. https://www.sexualhealthconsultants.com/life-transitions-old daily 0.75 2019-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558988875194-3BJO4QMTHX0VVPO4YFMU/andre-adjahoe-465277-unsplash.jpg Life Transitions | Sexual Health Consultants - Chronic Pain Some illnesses will directly affect an individual’s sexual function. Conditions like arthritis, chronic pain, ulcerative colitis, and Multiple Sclerosis, (and many others) will change sex dramatically. When sex changes, individuals may noticed increased stress, worry, and/or guilt about sex. Many couples don’t know how to talk about the feelings that these health challenges bring up. Sex therapy teaches patients and partners what to expect and how to talk about these really sensitive topics, and how to move toward a new normal that is pleasurable and satisfying to both partners. Sex can still be great, even as it changes over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558988832970-9AMJSSTROS3WGFUGDKWA/rod-long-578990-unsplash.jpg Life Transitions | Sexual Health Consultants - Pelvic Pain Pelvic pain is complex, often multifactorial, and medical treatment is rarely straightforward. Regardless of where in the pelvis the pain originates (bladder, uterus, prostate, etc), most pelvic pain patients feel a sense of confusion and “brokenness” about their reproductive lives. Pain during intercourse is an unwelcome intrusion that reinforces feelings of inadequacy and guilt for many patients. When pain becomes chronic, a couple may struggle to maintain intimacy as the cycle of sexual fear, guilt, and avoidance becomes their new normal. To complicate things, chronic pelvic pain often leads to hypertonic pelvic floor muscles, which then worsens the pelvic pain and dysfunction. In these cases, sex therapy works best in combination with pelvic floor physical therapy -- the PT works on the muscles and the sex therapy works on managing the stress/anxiety/worry of the pain. If desired, Dr. Modjoros will collaborate with your medical providers to develop a comprehensive care plan. Regardless of which partner has pain, both partners are affected, so whenever possible, couples are encouraged to participate in the counseling process together. In therapy, Dr. Modjoros will guide you through your recovery process, helping you and your partner better understand the original health issue, the sexual stress associated with it, and the pathway to full recovery with the mind and body in harmony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558988802135-BXG7ELHP26P74MWLZK33/photo-1533444273691-ebf51af8fd9c.jpeg Life Transitions | Sexual Health Consultants - Cancer Every individual deserves a satisfying sex life. A cancer diagnosis usually translates to many medical office visits, lots of imaging and/or biopsies, and often surgery or hospitalizations. Body changes, feeling ill, and grappling with mortality will affect an individual’s sex life initially. However, with modern medicine cancer is often a chronic disease….with symptoms that affect sex. Prostate cancer survivors may have urinary incontinence or erectile dysfunction postoperatively. Breast cancer patients may receive medication to block all estrogen, which has a profound effect on the vulva and vagina. Cancer diagnosis and treatment may affect how a man or woman sees themselves as a sexual being -- or how their partner views them. There can be grief and anger in this process, but there can also be healing through pleasure and connection with their partner. People with cancer can enjoy sex, and they should! When health challenges seem insurmountable and incompatible with sex, Dr. Modjoros can work with you to bring new dimension and fulfillment to your sex life. **A cancer diagnosis changes things – instantly.** Every individual’s journey is unique, but figuring out sex and intimacy while treating or recovering from cancer is confusing for most. For example, cancer treatments may interfere in frequency or quality of sexual pleasure for an individual or for a couple. Or, the partner with cancer may avoid sex due to body image, energy, or mortality concerns, etc. Sex therapy can help redefine sex to maintain intimacy when cancer has changed the body and the way it looks, feels, and/or works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558988414062-ILNLRA3LC9V97F761SU6/anthony-tran-383490-unsplash.jpg Life Transitions | Sexual Health Consultants - Life Transitions Even with the best planning, life transitions are stressful. Frequently, sexual interest and frequency declines as change disrupts a couple’s ‘normal sex life’. However, change also provides the opportunity for sexual growth and deeper intimacy in the relationship. For each major life event, a couple’s sex life must progress from disrupted to reconstructed. https://www.sexualhealthconsultants.com/testimonials-old daily 0.75 2019-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558992071281-275ZOEUVWIWL6J0C7BEP/roman-kraft-266787-unsplash.jpg Testimonials https://www.sexualhealthconsultants.com/medical-challenges-older daily 0.75 2019-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558980648113-ATWDJ5VK3069TJVG8BL7/rawpixel-1145276-unsplash.jpg Old Medical Challenges - Aging As people age, sex changes. But it doesn’t have to stop! For many individuals and couples, sex remains a prominent part of their life well into 80s and beyond. Sex and pleasure are for everyone. Aging bodies may introduce some challenges into sex, but positions can be modified and sex can be shifted to include more of one type of touch and less of another challenged type of touch. Sex therapy can hep to revitalize sex within a long term relationship, or develop ways to enjoy sex when faced with physical or medical challenges. Retirement is more fun with more sex! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558815236497-QVAF0N2X06MLBFHGBEQL/almos-bechtold-436811-unsplash.jpg Old Medical Challenges - Cancer Every individual deserves a satisfying sex life. A cancer diagnosis usually translates to many medical office visits, lots of imaging and/or biopsies, and often surgery or hospitalizations. Body changes, feeling ill, and grappling with mortality will affect an individual’s sex life initially. However, with modern medicine cancer is often a chronic disease….with symptoms that affect sex. Prostate cancer survivors may have urinary incontinence or erectile dysfunction postoperatively. Breast cancer patients may receive medication to block all estrogen, which has a profound effect on the vulva and vagina. Cancer diagnosis and treatment may affect how a man or woman sees themselves as a sexual being -- or how their partner views them. There can be grief and anger in this process, but there can also be healing through pleasure and connection with their partner. People with cancer can enjoy sex, and they should! When health challenges seem insurmountable and incompatible with sex, Dr. Modjoros can work with you to bring new dimension and fulfillment to your sex life. **A cancer diagnosis changes things – instantly.** Every individual’s journey is unique, but figuring out sex and intimacy while treating or recovering from cancer is confusing for most. For example, cancer treatments may interfere in frequency or quality of sexual pleasure for an individual or for a couple. Or, the partner with cancer may avoid sex due to body image, energy, or mortality concerns, etc. Sex therapy can help redefine sex to maintain intimacy when cancer has changed the body and the way it looks, feels, and/or works. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558980672851-Y0LWVSI0E461M0EAOUJC/j-s-romeo-630399-unsplash.jpg Old Medical Challenges - Post Surgical Changes Most people will experience surgery at some point in their lives. Appendectomies, spine surgeries, Caesarian sections, knee replacements — every surgery changes an individual's body -- how it looks and how it moves. Sometimes postoperative changes, including scar tissue, affect the patient's sexual experience. Following surgery, the details around sex may need to change. Dr. Modjoros helps individuals and couples work through redefining their sexual script to develop a new norm that is pleasurable and satisfying for both. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558980698466-MS716PQ8N3K8NVHELD4U/sharon-mccutcheon-738532-unsplash.jpg Old Medical Challenges - Arousal and Orgasmic Issues Arousal and orgasmic dysfunctions are relatively common. Delayed ejaculation, anorgasmia (not able to reach orgasm), and painful orgasms are just a few examples. For any new symptom or pain related to orgasm, a sexual medicine provider should be your first evaluation. He or she can figure out if the nerves and blood vessels are working properly. Dr. Modjoros works closely with the local community sexual medicine physicians to provide comprehensive management for patients with these issues. In sex therapy, individuals and couples learn how to relax into pleasure and stay focused on their body sensations to optimize their sexual connection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558980523141-HHJEDX6AFNHDD4KBB78E/dmitry-schemelev-734013-unsplash.jpg Old Medical Challenges - Chronic Pain Some illnesses will directly affect an individual’s sexual function. Conditions like arthritis, chronic pain, ulcerative colitis, and Multiple Sclerosis, (and many others) will change sex dramatically. When sex changes, individuals may noticed increased stress, worry, and/or guilt about sex. Many couples don’t know how to talk about the feelings that these health challenges bring up. Sex therapy teaches patients and partners what to expect and how to talk about these really sensitive topics, and how to move toward a new normal that is pleasurable and satisfying to both partners. Sex can still be great, even as it changes over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c520ab3da02bcd63ed8b8df/1558980581259-SGWUKGA1SX9PCEPSVZCG/asdrubal-luna-485688-unsplash.jpg Old Medical Challenges - Pelvic Pain Pelvic pain is complex, often multifactorial, and medical treatment is rarely straightforward. Regardless of where in the pelvis the pain originates (bladder, uterus, prostate, etc), most pelvic pain patients feel a sense of confusion and “brokenness” about their reproductive lives. Pain during intercourse is an unwelcome intrusion that reinforces feelings of inadequacy and guilt for many patients. When pain becomes chronic, a couple may struggle to maintain intimacy as the cycle of sexual fear, guilt, and avoidance becomes their new normal. To complicate things, chronic pelvic pain often leads to hypertonic pelvic floor muscles, which then worsens the pelvic pain and dysfunction. In these cases, sex therapy works best in combination with pelvic floor physical therapy -- the PT works on the muscles and the sex therapy works on managing the stress/anxiety/worry of the pain. If desired, Dr. Modjoros will collaborate with your medical providers to develop a comprehensive care plan. Regardless of which partner has pain, both partners are affected, so whenever possible, couples are encouraged to participate in the counseling process together. In therapy, Dr. Modjoros will guide you through your recovery process, helping you and your partner better understand the original health issue, the sexual stress associated with it, and the pathway to full recovery with the mind and body in harmony. https://www.sexualhealthconsultants.com/breastcancer-2 daily 0.75 2020-10-22 https://www.sexualhealthconsultants.com/breast-cancer daily 0.75 2020-10-21