By Sarah Dale, MSc., RP When we think about men’s sexual difficulties, the first things that come to mind might be premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, or low sexual desire. But there’s another common sexual issue that is less discussed: delayed ejaculation. Delayed ejaculation involves the infrequency or absence of ejaculation even with enjoyable sexual stimulation. …
I recently wrote about men and low desire, and women and low desire, acknowledging that many people have desire difficulties. And that in fact, what is commonly seen as low desire is usually more accurately a case of responsive desire…desire that shows up part way through a sexual encounter, so long as a person is …
In my last blog post, I discussed the issue of women and low sexual desire, a topic that is commonly presented in various media articles and forums. But what about men, do they ever have low sexual desire? According to the common stereotype, of course, the answer would be no. We all know that men are supposed to …
Many of the sex therapy clients I work with report feelings of shame in relation to sex. In some cases, the shame is linked to a religious upbringing. Although the message to wait until marriage for sex does not have to be a negative one, for many people this message is conveyed in a way …
In my previous post, I discussed anxiety in general. In this post, I’ll discuss anxiety specifically in relation to sex. Anxiety and sexual dysfunction go hand in hand. Whatever the sexual difficulty (low desire, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, delayed ejaculation, pelvic pain, or inability to orgasm) anxiety is usually involved to some degree. In some …
In addition to working as a sex therapist in Toronto, I’m also a doctoral student in Human Sexuality at Widener University. As part of my dissertation for my PhD, I am recruiting participants for a study on the experience of people who are in heterosexual relationships but have been unable to have sexual intercourse (or …
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I recently had the pleasure of presenting on multiple conditions impacting men’s sex life at the Guelph Sexuality Conference. Along with two of my colleagues from Proactive Pelvic Health Centre, I presented on An Integrated Approach to Pelvic Health Conditions in Males to an audience of counsellors, therapists, sex educators, and other clinicians involved in …
In my last post, I discussed the causes of erectile dysfunction. This post will look at the treatment options available. As mentioned in the last entry, erectile dysfunction may be caused by physical, psychological, and/or social factors. Even in the case of a physical cause, psychological and social factors may maintain the erectile dysfunction (for …
Erectile dysfunction is one of the common concerns I see as an individual, couple, and sex therapist. Thanks to the appearance of Viagra in 1998, there has been an increase in discussion and awareness of erectile dysfunction. However, many people are still in the dark about what it means to have this condition, and the …
