Sexual Pain: What Primary Care Should Know and Do

Despite affecting nearly 45% of older women, and 34% of younger women, sexual pain remains a difficult topic for patients and providers, resulting in silent suffering for many. Dr. Alappatu offers a primer for frontline practitioners on the prevalence and consequences of sexual pain, on how to...

Acupressure Shown to Reduce Side Effects from Breast Cancer Treatment

Following up on previous research that demonstrated the benefits of acupressure on reducing fatigue in survivors of breast cancer, a new study reports that the treatment may deliver improvements in a range of other side effects from cancer therapy. The same research team, from University of Michigan...

Sexual Pain Terminology, Evaluation, and Management

Published in PAINWeek Journal Vol 6, Q4