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  • Cosmo Asks Heather Jeffcoat About This "Belly Press During Sex" Thing

    image depicting belly press during sex

    The bottom line: If a little belly press during sex helps turn you on more, that’s what matters most.

    If you’ve spent much time on our site, you may have noticed that we focus primarily on improving the health of your pelvic floor, particularly if you are having issues due to illness, life changes like pregnancy or menopause, and/or recovering from an injury. But once your pelvic floor is in shape, we also love to present various techniques that help you enjoy sex more. So when Cosmo did a deep dive on the “belly press during sex” craze, they reached out to me for some input on the how’s and why’s about the technique, why it works (or not), and if and when there are times you should avoid it.

    Heather Jeffcoat, DPT

    The article begins:

    If you’re thinking there’s no way that could possibly feel good, hear us out: Gently applying pressure to the lower abdomen during sex can feel amazing and potentially amplify your orgasms. You’ve just gotta figure out how to make it work for you.

  • Healthline | Can the Size of Your Clitoris Affect Your Ability to Orgasm?

    Can the Size of Your Clitoris Affect Your Ability to Orgasm?
    In this Healthline article the author Janet Brito reached out to Heather Jeffcoat for her advice on how to make the most of your individual anatomy when it comes to achieving the Big O. Here is a brief synopsis, with a link to the full article below.

    Q: Can the size of your clitoris affect your ability to orgasm?

    I have a larger clit, and I’ve always wondered if that’s why I have difficulty reaching orgasm during vaginal intercourse. I can usually orgasm when using a toy, so I’m not sure why I can’t do the same during partner sex. Is there anything I can do to make orgasm more likely during partner sex?

    The size of your clitoris won’t affect your ability to orgasm, but the size of your clitoral hood might.

    If your clitoris is covered by a thicker hood, you may have to apply more direct pressure in order to reach orgasm. You may also be able to gently draw back your clitoral hood so that you can more directly stimulate your clitoris.

    I find that using a high-speed vibrator, such as a Hitachi wand, works best.

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Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide To The Sex Life You Deserve

Haga clic aquí para la versión española Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide To The Sex Life You Deserve was written by Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, a physical therapist with countless successes in treating pain of this type. 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 orthopedic background to approach treatment of these muscles like they are....muscles! She utilizes a self-treatment tool called a dilator to provide massage and other muscle relaxation and stretching techniques in a gentle fashion to return a women's muscles back to a resting, rather than guarded, state.

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What Our Patients Say About Their Journey

Testimonial by A.B.

Before I was referred to Heather Jeffcoat I was living in a nightmare. I had been married to my husband for three years and I was suffering from Vaginismus. That all changed when I visited my OBGYN and she said she knew of someone with a great success rate. To be honest I was hesitant at first because my first doctor had already told me that all I needed to do was order dilators from the internet and I should overcome my problem. She was wrong because I had followed the...

Kim M., Pelvic Pain

I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for me. I could not have reached my goals without you. You gave me the courage to keep moving forward no matter how anxious I felt. You were always there to answer questions and make everything so much easier than I expected it to be.

Testimonial by R.H.

No one could tell me why I was having pain during sex--sharp pain, not just uncomfortable, pain. I was referred to Heather Jeffcoat after researching several different options. I had seen a specialist who told me physical therapy would not help and my only option was surgery. I really didn't want to go that route, so when we got a referral, I decided to try it--it can't hurt, I thought. I am so glad I did. She diagnosed the problem right away, which was a relief in...

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