Family Planning, Safer Sex & STD's
Herpes Symptoms Symptoms of genital herpes can vary greatly in presentation, severity and duration in different people, and even in the same person during different outbreaks. The possible herpes symptoms include: Headache Aching joints Tiredness Fever Leg Pain Flu-like symptoms Enlarged groin lymph nodes Painful urination ...
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Having Herpes, Having Sex, Having Guilt in Philly: Tips for Self Forgiveness Telling your partner that you have genital herpes is embarrassing, uncomfortable, and in general hard to do. As a result, sometimes people don’t disclose that they have herpes to their partner, still have sex with him or her, and feel extremely heavy guilt. If you have had sex did not disclose your genital herpes diagnosis, it doe...
Family Planning, Safer Sex & STD's
Herpes resources in Philadelphia. We are proud to offer a Herpes Support Group and individual and couples counseling. Benefits of joining a herpes support group The initial diagnosis of herpes (HSV 1 / HSV 2) can impact how people see themselves, and cause worry about how they will be perceived. You may feel like damaged goods, or wonder “why me?” These are all natural responses to finding out you are livi...
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Herpes Impact on Your Feelings Initial Emotional Reaction For many people, the emotional impact of herpes can be more distressing than the physical symptoms. Initially, herpes can impact how people see themselves, and cause worry about how others will see them. It’s common to feel anxious, depressed, isolated, angry, fearful of rejection, unattractive and disinterested in sex, however these feelings signi...
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Herpes Impact on Your Body Outbreak Duration: If you’ve recently been diagnosed with genital herpes, you may be experiencing uncomfortable symptoms, such as sores, blisters, or ulcers. These lesions will heal on their own in 2 — 4 weeks. Recurrence: Subsequent episodes, if they occur, are usually milder and shorter in duration than first episodes, due to your body’s production of virus-fight...
Family Planning, Safer Sex & STD's
Herpes Facts There are 8 known herpes viruses: Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV 1), usually associated with cold sores or fever blisters on the lips, nose, chin and other facial areas, but can infect genitals Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV 2), usually associated with genital infections, but can infect the face Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV), which causes chicken pox and shingles Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), which is th...
Erectile Dysfunction
Help with Premature Ejaculation (PE): Through the use of the arousal scale redefine your masturbation goals Re-framing (or redefining) your masturbation goals: Use of arousal scale for PE Common complaint among men with PE: since their early years of masturbating, due to various environmental and societal factors men often train themselves to rush their masturbation focusing only on the act of orgasm a...
Enhancements for Sex
Handjob: A How To Guide A handjob can start either with a flaccid penis or with one that is fully erect, for this exercise begin the handjob with a hard/erect penis. The Basics. Have your partner lay down on his back, depending on which hand you use sit on either side of your partner, for best access to his penis, it would be best to sit upright by his waist, with your facing towards his. Why the ...
Wellness and General Mental Health Concerns
Grief and Loss Therapy Group in Center City Philadelphia This group has nothing to do with sex therapy Losing a loved one unexpectedly brings up many questions, doubts, and regrets for those living with the loss. Coping with the inability to have a final goodbye or last word with a loved one, or dealing with the events of how one died can be an added obstacle to letting go and mourning loss. If you are...
Communication in the Bedroom
The Key To Good Sex: Making The Time The Key To Good Sex Means Making The Time Do you remember the early months of your relationship? It was new and exciting, and most likely seemed effortless. The time to spend with your partner was just there, you never really had to think about it. Separate lives and separate homes helped the two of you keep many mundane aspects of your daily lives out...
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When You’re Giving Too Much: Helping Women Regain Equality in Their Relationship Relationships mean sacrifice, compromise, and negotiation. We all want our partners to be happy, and sometimes that means choosing their happiness over our own. Occasionally this entails making some life-altering decisions: do we move somewhere to follow his job or mine, do we stop working to raise the kids, do we raise the chi...
Communication in the Bedroom
Getting More Out of Sex - Do you get nothing out of sex? Do you feel like you must be missing something? If so, then this tip from Sex Therapy in Philadelphia/Center for Growth is just for you. The purpose of the tip is to help you become more in touch with your body, specifically to increase your sexual-self-awareness, and to get more out of sex. Take a half-hour and try to identify what turns you on...
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Fuck Buddies Fuck Buddies are a form of sexual relationship that does not include a romantic or emotional component. Possible Benefits of Fuck Buddies in Philly Being able to experience sexual gratification without having to manage the complexities of emotions and/or romance. It is easier to fit into a busy work or life schedule than an emotional and/or romantic relationship. A fuck buddy who has been test...
Relational & Marital Problems
Feel like you are forced into therapy by a loving partner? Feel like you are forced into therapy by a loving partner? Do you feel like your partner is “nagging” you to go to therapy for a problem you don’t believe you have? Perhaps they are “sending” you to therapy because they believe you have a problem. It can be difficult to see their side of the story; however, it is important that you try....
Enhancements for Sex
Foot Stimulation One of the most forgotten, shunned and under-appreciated body parts are the feet. Feet sometimes experience neglect, because of their reputation as dirty and smelly. Yet, without feet, walking would be very difficult. Our feet are one of the most taken for granted body parts. And, as far as dirt and smell go, it's the nature of being stuck in some tight pair of socks and shoes all day. The ...
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Finger Painting and Sex Finger painting is not just for children, it is for adults too! Adults of all sizes, shapes, and forms can enjoy the benefits of finger painting. Finger paints are a great way to let loose, get dirty, and express yourself in ways that you used to do as a child all the time. Sometimes a picture is worth a million words. Who knows you might even find out that you have some artistic abi...
Infertility / Fertility
Having fertility problems? and searching for quick fixes... Increasing the chances of becoming pregnant - written in no particular order Stop using all forms of birth control and start having intercourse once every 48 hours. This will maximize the amount of sperm in the ejaculate. Having more frequent sex ironically decreases the chances of getting pregnant. Try to engage in intercourse during ovulati...
Female Sexual Pain
Female Sexual Pain Many conditions cause female sexual pain, otherwise known as dyspareunia. Some of the conditions that cause female sexual pain include vulvodynia, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, sexually transmitted infections, vaginal infections, fibroids, ovarian cysts, cervical problems, or lack of vaginal lubrication. Vulvodynia — Vulvodynia is a medical condition involving unexpla...
Body Image Issues
Feelings about entering therapy for Anorexia Nervosa While there are some exceptions, usually the client suffering from Anorexia does not want to give up their eating disorder. People suffering from this disorder have an overwhelming fear that they will not be accepted or loved if they gain weight. Most people with Anorexia view their illness as non-problematic... In fact, many clients with Anorexia actuall...
Affairs, Cheating & Infidelity
Fear of Infidelity Every couple, at some point, faces the fear of infidelity. No matter how strong the relationship, each of us has grappled with the green-eyed monster — and its evil twin: feelings of worthlessness. So how does one approach the subject of cheating without coming across as jealous, suspicious, or overly needy? The first thing to remember is that your partner has probably had fleeting moment...
