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THE REAL SEX EDUCATION

Why is Sex So Painful?

Season 5, Ep. 15

DISCLAIMER: Before embarking on any treatment options always best to check in with a medical advisor.


In this episode, Sex therapist Cate Campbell and son Diggory Waite talk about some of the reasons why sex can be painful, the affect that can have on your relationships and what you can do about it. Going through a rogue's gallery of sex's greatest villains, they discuss Dyspareunia, Vaginismus, Vestibulodynia, Vulvodynia, Endometriosis, Fremosis, Balantis, Chronic pelvic pain, Inflamatory bowel syndrome, Anal fissures, Haemorrhoids and many more.


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