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Cosmo | 5 Blissful Sex Positions for When You Have Back Painhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-in-cosmo/cosmo-5-blissful-sex-positions-for-when-you-have-back-pain

29 June 2020 about your relationship. (And if you’re experiencing any pain with sex, it could also be caused by something else like endometriosis, trauma, or even just a partner with a really big dick. Try these positions if penetrative sex is painful, and if those...

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

Stress, Bowel Movements, and Your Pelvic Floorhttps://feminapt.com/blog/stress-bowel-movements-and-your-pelvic-floor

10 July 2020 GI system. Bowel Function and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction A lot of our clients with pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain, endometriosis, and prolapse have some trouble with their bowels - either constipation, straining, or diarrhea. These bowel-related...

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

Meet Kasia Gondek, DPT, CLT, CSCShttps://feminapt.com/about-us/about-kasia

07 December 2020 bowel incontinence, neurogenic bladder, painful bladder syndrome, male pelvic pain/chronic prostatitis, vestibulodynia, endometriosis, dyspareunia (painful sexual intercourse), pubalgia (pubic bone pain), constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS),...

• Type: Article
• Author: Kasia Gondek, PT, DPT, CLT, CSCS
• Category: Our Team

Sexual Assertiveness May Reduce Your Pelvic Painhttps://feminapt.com/blog/sexual-assertiveness-may-reduce-your-pelvic-pain

15 December 2020 Pelvic pain and pain with sex may come from several different avenues, including vaginismus, vulvodynia, vestibulodynia, endometriosis, or tissue changes caused by menopause. The 2016 study by McNicoll et al. specifically worked with women with provoked...

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

Well and Good | 5 Penis Bumpers To Make Sex Enjoyable and Pain-Free When a Partner (or Toy) Is Just Too Longhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/well-and-good/well-and-good-5-penis-bumpers-to-make-sex-enjoyable-and-pain-free-when-a-partner-or-toy-is-just-too-long

06 March 2021 to vagina-owners who experience pain during penetration deeper into the vaginal canal, which is common in people with endometriosis, adhesions, ovarian cysts and prolapse,” says Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, a doctor of physical therapy who specializes in...

• Type: Article
• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Well and Good

Well and Good | Vaginal Dilators To Treat Pelvic Pain and Painful Sexhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/well-and-good/well-and-good-vaginal-dilators-can-be-used-to-treat-pelvic-pain-and-painful-sex

01 June 2021 And according to Dr. Jeffcoat, this may include anyone who experiences pelvic or penetrative pain, including folks with endometriosis, vulvodynia or vestibulodynia (pain around vaginal opening), vaginismus (constricted vaginal muscles), hypertonic...

• Type: Article
• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Well and Good

Well and Good | These CBD Suppositories Relieved My Pelvic-Floor Pain and Allowed Me To Finally Experience Pleasurehttps://feminapt.com/media-content/well-and-good/well-and-good-these-cbd-suppositories-relieved-my-pelvic-floor-pain-and-allowed-me-to-finally-experience-pleasure

10 June 2021 might consider using CBD suppositories? Anyone with chronic pelvic pain, as well as anyone with suspected or confirmed endometriosis, vestibulodynia, or vaginismus may benefit,” says Dr. Jeffcoat. In addition to helping folks with pelvic-floor pain, CBD...

• Type: Article
• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Well and Good

Mental Health and Sexual Pain: Having Sexual Pain Is Not In Your Headhttps://feminapt.com/blog/mental-health-and-sexual-pain-having-sexual-pain-is-not-in-your-head

16 November 2021 such as dermatological issues, perineal trauma from childbirth, chronic UTI or yeast infections, hormonal deficiencies, endometriosis, high pelvic floor muscle tone, etc. Unfortunately, whatever the cause may be, this can cause a cascade of events, and...

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

Buzzfeed: Some Sex Education You Actually Need — Including How Much Porn Is Too Much and Whether You Really Need to Pee After Sexhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-at-buzzfeed/things-you-should-have-been-taught-in-sex-ed

24 March 2022 not limited to: vaginismus vulvodynia or vestibulodynia and subtypes of these (including clitordynia (or clitoral pain) endometriosis hymen abnormalities (such as an imperforate or septate hymen) vaginal septum local or systemic hormone deficiencies...

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

Yahoo! Life | Why is Having Sex and Inserting Tampons Painful for Some?https://feminapt.com/media-content/yahoo/yahoo-life-why-is-having-sex-and-inserting-tampons-painful-for-some

24 June 2022 cause pain Sexual trauma or sexual abuse Vaginal tears or lesions Falls on their tailbone Trauma from surgery Scarring Endometriosis or infections Menopause Negative feelings about sex An infection, for example bladder infections, yeast infections or a...

• Type: Article
• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Yahoo!