Sex and Sexuality

Tune in! Blog Talk Radio: Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder

Stephanie Stamas, DPTblog-talk

We have exciting news! Our very own physical therapist, Dr. Stephanie Stamas, will have the honor of interviewing Dr. Irwin Goldstein on the talk radio show, The Pelvic Messenger. Dr. Goldstein is an expert in sexual medicine and world-renown physician specializing in the treatment of sexual dysfunction and pain. He is currently the Medical Director of Sexual Medicine at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego, Director of San Diego Sexual Medicine, Editor-in-Chief for The Journal of Sexual Medicine and President of The Institute for Sexual Medicine.

Dr. Goldstein will be discussing the often-sensationalized topic of Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder, or PGAD. The International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH) defines PGAD as “a persistent or recurrent, unwanted or intrusive, bothersome or distressing, genital dysesthesia (abnormal sensation) unassociated with sexual interest.†This condition has gotten more and more media attention over the past decade as several magazines have covered individual’s personal struggles. The most unfortunate aspect of PGAD is people perceptions of the condition as possibly “desirable.†Magazine headlines reading “I Have Orgasms All Day Long†misconstrue the fact that it is a pain condition and that the orgasms are painful, not pleasurable, which can be devastating.

There are several theories behind why this condition occurs, ranging from excessive sensory information from irritated nerves, tight pelvic floor muscles that can cause changes in the local nerves and genital tissues and/or a decreased inhibition of the central sexual reflex in the brain. Often, PGAD is a subset of a larger group of disorders known as Chronic or Persistent Pelvic Pain.

With over 35 years of experience, it will be an honor to pick Dr. Goldstein’s brain on diagnosing PGAD and effective treatment techniques that he has used in this patient population. To learn more about PGAD, make sure to listen in on Sunday, February 5th at 3 PM EST at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pelvicmessenger.

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