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Advanced Sexual Counseling and How to Ask Patients About “Intimate Disclosure”
At the forefront of female sexual and reproductive health, OBGYNs play a pivotal role in assessing and managing sexual satisfaction and dysfunction. Satisfying sexuality often relates to a woman’s ability or likelihood to relay to her partner the steps and actions required for her to reach orgasm. F...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7686469/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33262661 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S256250 |
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description | At the forefront of female sexual and reproductive health, OBGYNs play a pivotal role in assessing and managing sexual satisfaction and dysfunction. Satisfying sexuality often relates to a woman’s ability or likelihood to relay to her partner the steps and actions required for her to reach orgasm. Female orgasms, in contrast to male orgasms, can be related to different areas of stimulation and processes (clitoral/vaginal (G-spot)/anal). Despite this knowledge, OBGYNs rarely discuss orgasm with patients or the importance and vulnerability of disclosing this information to their partners to enhance sexual satisfaction. Many women may not realize that sexual complaints are an acceptable subject to discuss at gynecologic visits, while others may feel uncomfortable in general talking about sex. But as the topic of female sexual dissatisfaction becomes less taboo thanks to social media, patients are increasingly likely to turn to their health-care providers to evaluate and treat sexual complaints. While conducting a thorough history, sexual history, physical exam and laboratory tests can help to rule out any biological, physiological or psychological causes of sexual dissatisfaction, it is only one half of the equation. Discussion of the steps and actions required for them to reach orgasm with their partners is paramount in working to achieve satisfying sexuality and orgasm. Despite the importance of satisfying sexuality in a relationship, this topic often leads to feelings of trepidation and vulnerability on behalf of the patient. Recognizing and providing acknowledgment of these feelings help patients feel listened to and validated. |
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spelling | pubmed-76864692020-11-30 Advanced Sexual Counseling and How to Ask Patients About “Intimate Disclosure” Marchand, Greg J Meassick, Katerina S Int J Womens Health Expert Opinion At the forefront of female sexual and reproductive health, OBGYNs play a pivotal role in assessing and managing sexual satisfaction and dysfunction. Satisfying sexuality often relates to a woman’s ability or likelihood to relay to her partner the steps and actions required for her to reach orgasm. Female orgasms, in contrast to male orgasms, can be related to different areas of stimulation and processes (clitoral/vaginal (G-spot)/anal). Despite this knowledge, OBGYNs rarely discuss orgasm with patients or the importance and vulnerability of disclosing this information to their partners to enhance sexual satisfaction. Many women may not realize that sexual complaints are an acceptable subject to discuss at gynecologic visits, while others may feel uncomfortable in general talking about sex. But as the topic of female sexual dissatisfaction becomes less taboo thanks to social media, patients are increasingly likely to turn to their health-care providers to evaluate and treat sexual complaints. While conducting a thorough history, sexual history, physical exam and laboratory tests can help to rule out any biological, physiological or psychological causes of sexual dissatisfaction, it is only one half of the equation. Discussion of the steps and actions required for them to reach orgasm with their partners is paramount in working to achieve satisfying sexuality and orgasm. Despite the importance of satisfying sexuality in a relationship, this topic often leads to feelings of trepidation and vulnerability on behalf of the patient. Recognizing and providing acknowledgment of these feelings help patients feel listened to and validated. Dove 2020-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7686469/ /pubmed/33262661 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S256250 Text en © 2020 Marchand and Meassick. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
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title_full | Advanced Sexual Counseling and How to Ask Patients About “Intimate Disclosure” |
title_fullStr | Advanced Sexual Counseling and How to Ask Patients About “Intimate Disclosure” |
title_full_unstemmed | Advanced Sexual Counseling and How to Ask Patients About “Intimate Disclosure” |
title_short | Advanced Sexual Counseling and How to Ask Patients About “Intimate Disclosure” |
title_sort | advanced sexual counseling and how to ask patients about “intimate disclosure” |
topic | Expert Opinion |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7686469/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33262661 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S256250 |
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