This guide explains how MS can affect both sexuality and intimacy for women. It offers positive and practical solutions to managing symptoms and talking about your concerns.
It contains information on these key topics:
- A woman’s sexual response
- Sexuality
- The sexual response
- The most common concepts in female sexual response
- MS and sexual response
- Loss of desire
- Fatigue
- Hypersensitivity
- Spasticity
- Bladder and bowel problems
- Finding the best sexual position
- Medication and sexual response
- Self-esteem
- A positive outlook
- Physical confidence
- Intimate relationships
- Communicating with your partner
- Rediscovering intimacy
- Starting new relationships
- To tell or not
- Talking to health professionals
- The partner’s perspective
- What can I do to help?
- How might MS impact on our relationship?
- Resources
- Games to play
- Organisations
- Publications
- Sex toys and aids