Dr. Streicher’s Inside Information: Menopause, Midlife, and More S1 Ep43: THE POWER of the PILLOW: The Ergonomics of Sex ... with Dr. Heather Howard
Oct 13, 2022
26:51
For people with a physical challenge, such as back pain, a hip replacement, arthritis, or generalized weakness, the mechanics of having sex make it seem out of the question. But no matter the physical challenge, both solo, and partnered sex can be not only possible but pleasurable. In this episode, Dr. Streicher chats with Dr. Heather Howard, a clinical sexologist, the founder of The Center for Sexual Health and Rehabilitation, and the developer of ERGOEROTICS, which facilitates sexual pleasure for people with those physical challenges that make sex...challenging.
In this episode, Dr. Streicher and Dr. Howard discuss:
In this episode, Dr. Streicher and Dr. Howard discuss:
- The definition of ERGO-EROTICS
- Why THE BED is not always the best place to have sex
- The power of the PILLOW
- Post HIP replacement ergonomics
- Tips for those with ARTHRITIS
- Why a sex “DRESS REHEARSAL “is helpful
- DEVICES for those with arthritis to hold a vibrator
- VIDEOS to help those with physical challenges
- How to make ergonomic ADJUSTMENTS
For more information on this topic:
https://heatherhoward.com/
https://ergoerotics.com/
Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever
Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.
Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News, and has been seen on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20, and World News Tonight. She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine.
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Books by Lauren Streicher, MD
Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina-A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain
Hot Flash Hell: A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat
Sex Rx- Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever
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