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Arousal: What It Is & What It Is Not

Ugh, arousal even trying to think about my arousal, makes me groan and roll my eyes.  Who talks about such things. What the hell is arousal anyways? Arousal, desire, sex drive, libido all seem like a complex mumbo gumbo word problem.  Breathe, well in true nerd fashion, I confess; I have a passion for physiology, […]

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Penetration; Pain or Pleasure?

 It is so funny that I never thought while exploring my body as a young teen, that putting my fingers in my vagina or using a tampon was self-penetration. Well, of course it was. I eventually explored self- penetration with makeshift dildos such as empty roll-on deodorant bottles. I used lubricated condoms and that facilitated […]

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Making Pleasure A Priority

Self pleasure has waxed and waned over my life time; however, it has always remained essential to my well being. As a child, pleasure seemed so simple, natural and abundant. As I reflect, pleasure was all about physical movement and tactile sensations. I loved my buzzy blanket, silky cool water on my skin and the […]

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Is It Hot In Here or Is It Just Me?

Revisiting Menopausal Hormone Therapy When I was a new Nurse Practitioner (NP), the Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) evidence-based medicine guidelines scared the sh * t out of many prescribers. I was one of them. HRT went from being the miracle drugs for treating perimenopausal and postmenopausal symptoms to OMG: in treating hot flashes with HRT we are increasing […]