Violence and sexual assault can have a deep impact on a woman's life including her sexual responses and relationships. Sexual assault is any unwanted sexual contact or attention. It can also include name-calling or anything that makes you feel bad about your sexual self or physical appearance.
If the assault has just occurred or if you are with a violent partner, here is how to get help.
Even if the abuse happened a long time ago, it can still influence your relationships with others, although your current partner may be loving and supportive. If a woman has been assaulted or abused she may:
not want to be touched
feel like she will never enjoy sex again
not be able to relax during sex
have disturbing memories of the assault(s) that may be triggered in some sexual situations
feel emotionally detached from her sexual activities
feel shame or self-conscious about her body These feelings can be very painful for a woman and for her partner(s). It is not unusual for a woman having these feelings to also feel angry with herself or her partner. If you have these feelings, you should not try to deal with them alone. Therapy can help a survivor of abuse deal with her feelings and may ultimately help her find a healthy way of participating in sexual relationships.
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Hi!
I commented on a previous blog entry you wrote about "Bremelanotide" and soon afterwards you graciously made another post with some details about that new drug...
...So I thought I'd add another comment to this post since, coincidentally, I read an article just yesterday (somewhere... can't find it now) where there was a comment speculating as to whether Bremelanotide may be helpful to victims of sexual assault.
Specifically, whether the arousal effects of Brem' might be *just* enough help for women experiencing emotional or anxiety after effects (from the assault) but now want to enjoy intimacy with their partner.
Since Bremelanotide DOES work on the part of the brain responsible for arousal, it will be interesting to see if it is effective in these cases too.
From what I've seen online, there are a lot of people with a wide variety of causes for arousal problems who are eagerly awaiting the release of Bremelanotide.
Hope the FDA gives it the green light! :)
-Steph
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