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Women's Health Australia | 5 Positions To Try If Penetrative Sex Is Painful For Youhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/womens-health-magazine/womens-health-australia-5-positions-to-try-if-penetrative-sex-is-painful-for-you

14 May 2020 There can be many reasons for pain during vaginal intercourse. Conditions like vaginismus and vulvodynia can make penetration hurt even if you're super turned on and just put on plenty of lube. Sexual trauma could be one cause; endometriosis, a...

• Type: Article
• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Women's Health Magazine

Testimonial by M.M.https://feminapt.com/about-us/testimonials/testimonial-9

10 February 2014 for Physical Therapy. I finally had answers and information from someone who knew exactly what I was dealing with! I had Vaginismus. I was scared to go to a therapist at first, but as soon as I met Heather she put me at ease. She was easy to talk to and...

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Psychology Today | Effective Self-Help for Women’s Pain During Intercoursehttps://feminapt.com/media-content/psychology-today/psychology-today-effective-self-help-for-women-s-pain-during-intercourse

15 June 2020 never hurt, not even the first time. Many Possible Causes Pain on intercourse has a myriad of possible causes, among them vaginismus, rushed lovemaking, insufficient lubrication, relationship distress, birth control pills, vulvar irritation, vulvar...

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• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Psychology Today

You Are Invited to Becoming unWOUND: A Conversation About Female Sexual Health and Pelvic Painhttps://feminapt.com/blog/you-are-invited-to-becoming-unwound-a-conversation-about-female-sexual-health-and-pelvic-pain

04 April 2018 and the Milli, the first Expandable Dilator, are teaming up to bring Shelby Hadden and her animated short film about vaginismus, Tightly Wound, to Los Angeles on Saturday, May 19th! Many of you may know of Shelby and her past struggles with pelvic pain....

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• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Blog

Heather Jeffcoat on Bustle.com | A Burning Sensation In Your Vagina and What To Do About Ithttps://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-of-femina-physical-therapy-featured-at-bustle/heather-jeffcoat-at-bustle-com-a-burning-sensation-in-your-vagina

26 April 2019 have an STI, a sensation of burning or rawness with penetration may be due to vestibulodynia (a type of vulvodynia) or vaginismus, Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, a pelvic floor physical therapist, owner of Femina Physical Therapy, and author of Sex Without Pain...

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

Chronic Pelvic Pain | Insights on Trigger Point Injections, Myofascial Pain https://feminapt.com/blog/chronic-pelvic-pain-insights-on-trigger-point-injections-myofascial-pain

20 June 2020 pain syndrome (IC/BPS), endometriosis, pain with penetration (dyspareunia), and pelvic floor dysfunctions including vaginismus and anismus. As we’ve stated in previous blog posts, chronic pelvic pain can involve different systems of the body and include...

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• Author: Staff
• Category: Blog

How to Involve Your Partner in Your Pelvic Floor Therapyhttps://feminapt.com/blog/how-to-involve-your-partner-in-your-pelvic-floor-therapy

29 December 2020 Share Educational Resources Recently there has been more educational materials available to share about pelvic pain, vaginismus, and the lived experience of someone with pelvic pain. Here are some favorites: Tightly Wound by Shelby Hadden This is a...

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• Author: Staff
• Category: Blog

Painful Sex aka GPPD – A Little (Self) Compassion Can Go A Long Wayhttps://feminapt.com/blog/painful-sex-aka-gppd-a-little-self-compassion-can-go-a-long-way

05 November 2021 diagnosis by combining two similar disorders under one treatment heading. Dyspareunia is pain with sexual activity; vaginismus is the involuntary contraction of muscles in the pelvic floor that often cause that pain. GPPD recognizes them as essentially...

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• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Blog

Giddy | How Dyspareunia Causes Pain During Sexhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/giddy/giddy-how-dyspareunia-causes-pain-during-sex

29 November 2022 endometriosis, adenomyosis, uterine fibroids, a retroverted uterus, interstitial cystitis / painful bladder syndrome, vaginismus, clitoral phimosis, postorgasmic illness syndrome, chronic bacterial prostatitis, and more. So as you can see, dyspareunia...

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• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Giddy

Giddy: You Need to Know These 4 Facts if Your Partner Has Dyspareuniahttps://feminapt.com/media-content/giddy/giddy-you-need-to-know-these-4-facts-if-your-partner-has-dyspareunia

09 May 2023 dyspareunia—is pain with initial penetration. Pain with initial penetration may be determined to be vestibulodynia or vaginismus. Pain with deeper thrusting located closer to the cervix may be due to endometriosis, for example." Being examined by a...

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