Showing results for "Reproductive Health" in Psychology

If you have experienced trauma during your reproductive journey, from conception through your postpartum recovery, you are not alone. Pregnancy and new parenthood can be fraught with numerous potential distressing situations, such as infertility, pregnancy and postpartum complications, pregnancy losses, and childbirth. It's no wonder that one out of three parents report their birth experiences were traumatic, and upwards of 40% of new parents can experience PTSD during the perinatal period. And yet, there is hope for healing!

People get pregnant every day, and many of them don’t have to try very hard. For some couples, however, pregnancy is not easily achieved. When it comes to fertility, there are challenges that can affect both men and women. Delayed conception can make you feel frustrated, depressed, even angry. These negative mindsets can further reinforce infertility. It can be a vicious, and unfair, cycle. It’s time to break free from the frustration of infertility, with a little help from hypnosis.

Sexploitation exposes the truth to parents, kids, educators, and the medical profession about the seen and unseen influences affecting children, inspiring parents to take the role as the primary sexuality educator. With more information, parents will gain conviction to discuss and develop values, expectations, boundaries, and rules with their kids.

Between the 1870s and 1930s, American social reformers, working closely with the US government, transformed sexual vice into an international political and humanitarian concern. As these activists worked to eradicate prostitution and trafficking, they promoted sexual self-control for both men and women as a cornerstone of civilization and a basis of American exceptionalism. Empire of Purity traces the history of these efforts, showing how the policing and penalization of sexuality was used to justify American interventions around the world.

Severe anxiety affects a huge number of women in pregnancy and the postnatal period, making a challenging time even more difficult. You may be suffering from uncontrollable worries about pregnancy and birth, distressing intrusive thoughts of accidental or deliberate harm to the baby, or fears connected to traumatic experiences. This practical self-help guide provides an active route out of feeling anxious. Step-by-step, the book teaches you to apply cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) techniques in the particular context of pregnancy and becoming a new parent.

Every porn scene is a record of people at work. But on-camera labor is only the beginning of the story. Blending extensive fieldwork with feminist and anti-work theorizing, Porn Work details entrepreneurial labor on the boundaries between pleasure and tedium. Rejecting any notion that sex work is an aberration from straight work, it reveals porn workers' creative strategies as prophetic of a working landscape in crisis. In the end, it looks to what porn has to tell us about what's wrong with work, and what it might look like to build something better.

Was geht ab in Deutschlands Betten? Das weiß niemand besser als die Sexologin Katrin Hinrichs. In ihrer Praxis spricht sie täglich mit Ratsuchenden über Freude und Frust beim Sex. Das Erstaunliche dabei, die Geschichten sind gar nicht so individuell, wie man denken würde. Vor allem die Erfahrungen Gleichaltriger ähneln sich: Teenager, die frustriert sind, weil Sex in Pornos ganz anders abläuft, als in ihren eigenen Betten. Junge Menschen, die im Beruf Vollgas geben und vor lauter Stress keine Lust mehr spüren. Paare mittleren Alters, die weniger Sex haben als frisch verliebte 70-Jährige.

Welcome to Perinatal and Reproductive Perspectives, the podcast that empowers individuals and professionals navigating the complex world of perinatal and reproductive health. Hosted by a healthcare expert, this show dives deep into evidence-based practices, holistic approaches, and personal experiences to help birthing individuals, their partners, and health professionals thrive. Whether you're preparing for parenthood, supporting a loved one, or working in the field, our episodes provide actionable insights, relatable stories, and expert advice. Join us to explore topics like mental health, ...

The latest fertility research presented by a board-certified clinical pharmacist. For women trying to conceive, this information can help to navigate the science behind the fertility journey.

Every person pursuing parenthood knows the road to or into parenthood can be difficult. What if the support you need is a little too personal or you feel embarrassed to ask about it? Join experts in the field of reproductive and maternal mental health each week to talk about the complications, struggles or embarrassing topics of journeying to and into parenthood. If you want to hear honest conversations about topics your peers may be nervous to talk about, join us weekly for real conversations about becoming maternal.

Living an Orgasmic Life is written for anyone who finds sex challenging or feels uncomfortable with their sex life. Women who are alienated from their erotic side due to sexual abuse or trauma will find a healing balm here. Women who can't surrender into pleasure, can't sustain intimacy, or want to reclaim and feel empowered in their sexuality will greatly benefit from this book. Living an Orgasmic Life explores the many reasons that cause women to disconnect from their sexuality.