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  1. Exercises to Relieve Endometriosis Pain | Image Courtesy of Tyler Nix via Unsplash

    5 Simple Exercises to Reduce and Relieve Endometriosis Painhttps://feminapt.com/blog/5-simple-exercises-to-reduce-and-relieve-endometriosis-pain

    nausea, painful bowel movements, abdominal bloating Painful periods (dysmenorrhea) Pain with penetrative intercourse (dyspareunia) GI issues - pain with bowel movements (dyschezia), diarrhea, constipation, abdominal bloating, nausea) Painful bladder or...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  2. Updated Endometriosis Guidelines | Image Courtesy of Emma Simpson via Unsplash

    Updated Endometriosis Guidelines: Effective Treatments & Insightshttps://feminapt.com/blog/updated-endometriosis-guidelines-effective-treatments-insights

    mellitus. Common Endometriosis symptoms include: Dysmenorrhea (Painful menstrual periods) Chronic pelvic pain Infertility Dyspareunia (painful intercourse) Dysuria (painful or difficult urination) Dyschezia (painful or difficult bowel movements) Heavy...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Stephany Tritt, PT, DPT
    • Category: Blog

  3. Heather Jeffcoat's Book "Sex Without Pain" Featured Not Once But Twice in the Same Week!https://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-s-book-sex-without-pain-featured-not-once-but-twice-in-the-same-week

    dysfunction including vaginismus, vulvodynia, vestibulodynia, interstitial cystitis / painful bladder, endometriosis and dyspareunia. The article begins: For everyone, their 20s are a transformative and essential decade for their development which will...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Media
  4. Painful Sex & The Mind Body Connection | Image Courtesy of Jared Rice via Unsplash

    Painful Sex: The (Actual) Mind-Body Connectionhttps://feminapt.com/blog/painful-sex-the-actual-mind-body-connection

    a recent study about it could be a game-changer for treatment. Whether you have a clinical diagnosis like vaginismus or dyspareunia, or you just know that sex hurts, painful sex is a common problem - almost half of all women will experience it at some...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Blog

  5. Heather Speaks About Her Book "Sex Without Pain"https://feminapt.com/resources/videos-about-pelvic-pain/heather-speaks-about-sex-without-pain

    speaks about vaginismus, overactive pelvic floor, painful intercourse, vulvodynia, vulvar vestibulitis, vestibulodynia, dyspareunia, and interstitial cystitis, all covered in her Book "Sex Without Pain": "Sex doesn't have to hurt! Whether your pain...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Videos by Heather Jeffcoat, DPT

  6. Femina Physical Therapy | Vaginismus Treatment | Los Angeles, CAhttps://feminapt.com/

    We treat Vaginismus, overactive pelvic floor, painful intercourse, vulvodynia, vulvar vestibulitis, vestibulodynia, dyspareunia, interstitial cystitis, and more Since graduating from Duke University, I have always had a passion for treating my female...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Home Page
  7. Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide To The Sex Life You Deserve by Heather Jeffcoat, DPT

    The Book "Sex Without Pain" by Heather Jeffcoat, DPThttps://feminapt.com/resources/sex-without-pain-the-book

    Women with vaginismus, overactive pelvic floor, painful intercourse, vulvodynia, vulvar vestibulitis, vestibulodynia, dyspareunia, interstitial cystitis have all benefited from her unique program. Heather uses her orthopaedic background to approach...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Resources
  8. Why you should be doing Kegels

    Why you should be doing Kegels RIGHT NOW!https://feminapt.com/blog/why-you-should-be-doing-kegels-now

    constipation. It is often associated with discomfort and has a wide variety of presentations from from pain with sitting, dyspareunia (deep pain with intercourse), difficulty with voiding or bowel movements, pain with standing/walking/running or a...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Blog
  9. stop doing kegels

    Why You Should STOP Doing Kegels NOWhttps://feminapt.com/blog/why-you-should-stop-doing-kegels-now

    Vestibulodynia / Clitoris pain 3) Overactive Pelvic Floor 4) Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder (GPPD) 5) Introidal Dyspareunia 6) Interstitial Cystitis / Painful Bladder Syndrome 7) Urinary Urgency & Frequency The above diagnoses are frequently in...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Blog
  10. does fear create vaginismus

    Does Vaginismus Create Fear, or Does Fear Create Vaginismus?https://feminapt.com/blog/does-vaginismus-create-fear-or-does-fear-create-vaginismus

    is at the root of their pain. The story is similar whether they were diagnosed with Vaginismus, Vulvodynia, Vestibulitis, Dyspareunia, or a host of many other diagnoses that lead to painful intercourse. For example, a young girl that always wore bathing...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Blog
  11. pregnancy services at Femina Physical Therapy

    Pregnancy & Postpartum Issues - Pain, Dysfunction and Fitnesshttps://feminapt.com/diagnoses/pregnancy-postpartum-issues

    (DRA) Incisional pain and burning post C-section EpisiotomyIncisional pain Pelvic Organ Prolapse Painful intercourse / Dyspareunia Urinary Incontinence (Stress, Urge and Mixed) Bowel Incontinence Services and solutions we can offer include: Customized...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Diagnoses
  12. pelvic floor physical therapy

    What is Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy and How Can it Help You?https://feminapt.com/blog/what-is-pelvic-floor-physical-therapy-and-how-can-it-help-you

    / Genito-Pelvic Penetration disorder Vulvodynia Vulvar vestibulitis Vestibulodynia Unprovoked and provoked vestibulodynia Dyspareunia Endometriosis Levator Ani Syndrome Pelvic Pain: Stabbing, throbbing, or jabbing pain in the abdomen, low back, and/or...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog

  13. Pudendal Neuralgia Diagnosishttps://feminapt.com/diagnoses/pudendal-neuralgia-diagnosis

    bone), frequent urination, pain with a full bladder, pain ocurring after ejaculation,pain during or after intercourse (dyspareunia), erectile dysfunction. There is no sensory loss on clinical examination and an anesthetic pudendal nerve block is...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Diagnoses
  14. Heather Jeffcoat in Cosmo - Why Your Vagina Is Sore After Sex

    Heather Jeffcoat at Cosmo | Seven Reasons Why Your Vagina Is Sore After Sexhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-in-cosmo/heather-jeffcoat-at-cosmo-7-reasons-why-your-vagina-is-sore-after-sex

    Without Pain: A Self Treatment Guide to the Sex Life You Deserve.” Got it? Now, let’s continue… Women with vaginismus or dyspareunia may have overactive pelvic floor muscles, which means that instead of the pelvic floor muscles stretching and relaxing...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Cosmo

  15. What is Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) and Why Every Woman Should Know About Ithttps://feminapt.com/blog/what-is-genitourinary-syndrome-of-menopause-gsm-and-why-every-woman-should-know-about-it

    dryness can affect your sex life and general comfort. These symptoms include vaginal dryness, pain with penetration (dyspareunia), vaginal irritation, genital itching, vaginal tenderness, and vaginal bleeding or spotting during intercourse. According to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  16. What is a Ruined Orgasm?

    O.School | What is a Ruined Orgasm?https://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-at-o-school/o-school-what-s-a-ruined-orgasm

    cystitis (a chronic, painful bladder condition, now called painful bladder syndrome. Dysorgasmia (painful orgasms) Dyspareunia (painful intercourse) Postcoital pain Nerve entrapment (in more severe cases) If you are still curious to learn more about...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Oschool
  17. A couple laughing with arms around each other.

    Mindfulness Can Improve Your Sex Life - Part 2https://feminapt.com/blog/mindfulness-can-improve-your-sex-life-part-2

    by Rosenbaum et al. (2013) also showed that mindfulness meditation helped women recover from sexual pain (vaginismus and dyspareunia) and pelvic floor dysfunction when mindfulness was incorporated into their pelvic floor therapy sessions and when...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog

  18. Sex After Cystectomy | What Women Need To Know Before Bladder Surgeryhttps://feminapt.com/blog/sex-after-cystectomy-what-women-need-to-know-before-bladder-surgery

    it comes to post-surgical quality of life, sex can be difficult and painful for a number of reasons (medically termed dyspareunia). Pelvic Organ Prolapse is a common complication; and a radical cystectomy often involves a section of the vagina. Ovaries...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Blog
  19. Woman laying in bed in pain

    Endometriosis | Why the Delay in Diagnosis?https://feminapt.com/blog/endometriosis-why-the-delay-in-diagnosis

    Abdominal pain Pelvic pain Painful periods, AKA dysmenorrhea Heavy or prolonged periods (menorrhagia) Pain with sex (dyspareunia) and/or bleeding after sex Pain from periods and/or sex are not responsive to over-the-counter pain medicines (NSAIDs) or...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  20. How Long After Pregnancy Can You Have Sex?

    Verywell Family | How Long After Pregnancy Can You Have Sex?https://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-at-verywell-family/verywell-family-how-long-after-pregnancy-can-you-have-sex

    sex by 12 months postpartum experience pain during their first vaginal sex encounter after childbirth. More specifically, dyspareunia or painful intercourse after childbirth was reported in 44% of women at three months postpartum, 43% at six months, and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Verywell Family
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Testimonial by M.N., age 28

A personal journey and testimonial from one of my patients:

I was diagnosed with vaginismus 4 years ago. I never heard of such medical condition until after I got married. At first my husband and I didn't know what to do, we didn't know what the issues were or how to overcome it. Being born and raised in Armenia and being Christian I wasn't that open about talking to sex with others and so it wasn't easy to seek help. But eventually I went to an Ob-Gyn and luckily she knew about the medical condition (not many doctors know). She referred me to a physical therapist and I couldn't believe it and thought it's something I can handle myself. I ordered a kit from vaginismus.com and started practicing with dilators. There was some small progress but wasn't much helpful.

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Testimonial by Rosanna R., age 35

Heather has affected my life in the MOST POSITIVE way and I am forever grateful. My husband refers to her as the "sex doctor" so you can only imagine how happy he is with my therapy outcome.

After the birth of my son I suffered from "Vaginismus", however, at the time I just thought I was broken. My "broken vagina" affected me physically but it was an emotional struggle as well. Many women in my life also suffered with pain from sex after their babies were born so I knew I wasn't alone. They told me they "just got used to it" but I couldn't see myself living that way.

Sex wasn't just painful, it was literally impossible - IT DIDNT FIT!

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Testimonial by A.M.

Months after giving birth, it was difficult for me to go from a sitting or lying position up to a full standing position without feeling that I had to remain hunched over until a bit of time had passed to get fully upright. However, after taking Heather’s course, I learned exercises to get my body back to normal. She also showed me correct ways to lift and carry my son as well as put him in/take him out of the carseat and stroller. This class was really beneficial and Heather is a wonderful teacher who made me feel very comfortable.

-- A.M.

Testimonial by Julie T.

Femina PT (née Fusion Wellness & Physical Therapy) has honestly changed my life. Before receiving treatment at Femina, I was going doctor to doctor to try and find the answer to my pelvic pain. It has taken me YEARS to find someone that can help fix this. It wasn't until my gynecologist recommended your clinic that I finally felt relief. My pelvic pain is almost gone, and granted I still have a lot more to work on with Laureen (my PT), my original problem is nearly cured. I am so grateful to her.

What is even better is she gave me practical exercises to do at home that were not tedious and provided instant (and lasting) relief. Although I mainly work with Laureen, my interaction with the owner (Heather) has been great. She is very generous, kind, and committed to her business.

It hurts to know there are women out there suffering who will never know or have the opportunity to work with women like Laureen and Heather because this issue is hardly talked about and this field is so rare. I hope more doctors and physical therapists see the value in this work and can relieve more woman of their pain.

-- Julie T., 12/4/16 via Yelp!

Testimonial by Rosanna R., age 35

Heather has affected my life in the MOST POSITIVE way and I am forever grateful. My husband refers to her as the "sex doctor" so you can only imagine how happy he is with my therapy outcome.

After the birth of my son I suffered from "Vaginismus", however, at the time I just thought I was broken. My "broken vagina" affected me physically but it was an emotional struggle as well. Many women in my life also suffered with pain from sex after their babies were born so I knew I wasn't alone. They told me they "just got used to it" but I couldn't see myself living that way.

Sex wasn't just painful, it was literally impossible - IT DIDNT FIT!

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Testimonial by T.H.

I started seeing Heather in October 2014. For more than two years, I had been suffering from painful urinary tract infection type symptoms after my bartholins gland surgery which included constant burning and urinary frequency sensation that led to more and more painful intercourse. I had made multiple visits to internist, obgyn and urologist's offices, went through a range of treatment with UTI and bladder frequency medication that included antibiotics, vesicare, estrogen cream, but nothing worked.

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