Female Sexual Issues

When is it time to get help?

Although female genital pain disorders often manifest themselves in physical symptoms, sometimes the root of the issue is psychological. Anything from pain during sex, menstruation, or urination, to muscle spasms may have their root in psychological issues. Additionally, female genital pain disorders may have psychological effects on the sufferer as a secondary symptom of the physical problem, for example, intimacy issues, lowered self-esteem etc.

Basically, if you are experiencing any of the above symptoms because of your sexual issues – help is available. You are not at the mercy of these issues. If your symptoms are interfering with the enjoyment of sexual activities, your daily activities, or your ability to feel happy and content overall, then it’s time to seek help.

Female sexual issues treatment methods

While some of these issues can be treated through physical therapies, psychological interventions will also help to treat female genital pain disorders and other sexual issues specific to females.

Female sexual issues can be treated in several ways, including with couples therapy or individual therapy.

Together with your therapist, you will get to the root of your issues and that will determine the best treatment for your individual situation. Common treatment methods that have worked in this area include:

• Mindfulness therapy is an approach to treatment that focuses on how people’s thoughts, emotions, and beliefs influence their behaviour and how they perceive themselves, others, and the world. The ability to be in the moment, to acknowledge and regulate your emotions helps you to break free from negative thought patterns.
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based approach to treatment that focuses on how people’s thoughts, emotions, and beliefs influence their behaviour and how they perceive themselves.
• Sex therapy is the treatment of sexual dysfunction and also includes working with concerns about sexual feelings and intimacy, less common alternative sexual practices, kink, gender issues, sexual offending issues, or work on optimizing or exploring new experiences. Sex therapy can also include distressing sexual behaviour, sexual abuse, and trauma.
• Solution focused therapy views people as inherently strong and resilient, and capable of creating change and discovering solutions to their everyday problem.
• Person Centered Therapy differs from more traditional therapeutic approaches in the belief that, while the therapist has expertise in many areas, the client is the expert on themselves and their lived experiences. People are essentially trustworthy and have a vast potential for understanding themselves while also being able to ultimately resolve their own problems when guided properly.