Posted On: February 4, 2012
This article first appeared on CozyCot. Your partner is complaining that the two of you are not having sex often enough. Or perhaps he is not interested in sex anymore? This begs the question – how often is enough? Is there such a thing as a normal level of sexual frequency? Here are some facts […]
Posted On: January 4, 2012
This article first appeared in the September 2011 issue of Health and Beauty magazine, Malaysia. Dr Martha Lee is Founder and Clinical Sexologist of Eros Coaching in Singapore. She is a certified sexuality educator with AASECT (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists), as well as certified sexologist with ACS (American College of Sexologists). […]
Posted On: November 16, 2011
This article first appeared on PublicHouse.sg. In a previous column Masturbation is Self Love, I tackled men’s most commonly asked questions about masturbation. Female readers wrote in with their questions, and my answers are below: 1. I’m married and am a mother to a nine-year-old. I discovered self-loving in my early thirties and have been secretly […]
Posted On: November 15, 2011
This article first appeared on the CozyCot website. So, how did you select your secondary school after your PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examinations)? How did you decide what career to pursue? Before any major purchase, what would you do before making the final choice? Of course, you must have conducted some form of research into […]
Posted On: November 9, 2011
This article first appeared on PublicHouse.sg. As the only certified sexologist and certified sexuality educator in Singapore, there is a wide array of sexuality questions I am asked. However, there are three questions that I continue to be asked, usually worded slightly differently, but the same ones again and again. They involve a mysterious spot […]
Posted On: September 7, 2011
How does primary vaginismus differ from secondary vaginismus? Primary vaginismus is very common among women who tried to have sex for the first time. The involuntary tightening of their pelvic floor muscles are usually related to psychological issues such as fear of getting pregnant, assuming sex is a painful act, and performance anxiety. Secondary vaginismus […]
Posted On: September 6, 2011
Treatment Plans Unlike other sexual function disorders, Vaginismus is one of the many sexual function conditions in women that is highly treatable and can be successfully resolved with proper treatment. A treatment program is usually designed by a certified therapist based upon the problems and needs of a woman. The common methods of treatment […]
Posted On: September 5, 2011
Women who frequently experience vaginal discomfort during intercourse, such as pain and burning sensations, are probably suffering from the condition known as Vaginismus (pronounced vaj-uh-niz-muhs). Vaginismus is the result of involuntary tightening of the vaginal walls, making penetration during intercourse difficult or even impossible. This is usually manifested by the following symptoms: Pain due […]
Posted On: September 4, 2011
You may have Vaginismus (pronounced vaj-uh-niz-muhs) if you are a woman who experiences… Pain due to tightening of the vagina during intercourse Painful sensation during insertion of the penis/ failure to achieve penile penetration due to pain Difficulty having a gynecological exam involving the vagina performed Sexual pain and discomforts after giving birth or undergoing […]
Posted On: August 24, 2011
“I always believe in saving myself for the person I marry and I have never really been bothered by sex. Until I met the one and what I thought was a natural process of just doing it turn out to be such a tramatic and painful session. I could not, cannot have penetrative sex! I was […]
Posted On: August 21, 2011
“Before i met Martha, sex always a nightmare for me. After married for one year plus, having sex become a most stress issue in my marriage. Always feel pain, scare and tired for keep trying, but always end with crying and upset. Until I read an article about that lot of woman having same problem […]
Posted On: June 4, 2011
I first learned about Lissa Rankin because of her work in creating and writing for Owning Pink, which is a community of women dedicated to celebrating all things feminine, successful, sexy and pleasurable. Needless to say, Rankin’s writing was insightful, funny and downright wonderful. I learned from the site that they were giving away review […]
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