Angela Monti Fox, LCSW Having practiced psychotherapy for over 25 years with a specialization in sexual healing and problems with intimacy, she now devotes full time to the practice of mind/body medicine, birthing with hypnosis, as well as clinical hypnotherapy, solution/focused psychotherapy and couples counseling. read more

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Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5   love/relationship expert   Thread Posted by Replies Views Date   decreased libido Question I have been married for 18 years The last 5 years I have been struggling with perimenopause I am on hormones to regulate menstration and an antidepressant to control mood swings My husband who is 5 years younger than me continues to have a healthy sex drive while I have absolutely no sex drive whatsoever My husband thinks I don't love him because I amnot "intimate" or affectionate toward him This is far from the truth yet I can understand why he feels this way Is there any way to restore my sexual desire for him I know how unfair this is to him but I am sooooo tired What makes me the most sad about this is that he judges our love on the amount of intercourse we have That is not the basis of our love for each other pah712 0 686 1/24/07 4:26 am   Jealous daddy Question text I had a little girl Oct 24th 06 Her daddy has always craved my attention He use to get jealous when I would hang out with my family or friends Now that I have my daughter of course I am taking care of her needs He gets cranky and upset with me because I'm not spending any time with him Not to mention I had a c section with her and I just recently had my galbladder taken out I feel like when I do get time away from her then he is pulling me for attention What can I do to take care of my daughter give him attention and get some time alone as well Answer chubby monkey butt 1 791 1/14/07 7:31 am   loss of sexual appetite Question Hello I was wondering why I don't feel like being intimate with my husband anymore I am not on any medication but it seems like while I was pregnant with my youngest son 3 yrs ago I just simply lost all interest in being intimate even after I had the baby all the way to the present I see sex as a chore now and something just to get over with Is there something that might be wrong with me this is putting a big strain on our marriage Thanks Maria Answer MARIA 1 946 12/19/06 7:20 pm   will i get pregnant? Question i am having spotting and it so happened i just stop taking my pills and afrte 6days of stopped bleedin we had sex not safe i haven't used any barrier i am not yet delayed just want to ask if its possible that id be pregnant i am so scared because i just had a baby i know its so stupid of me but it already happened the time that my husband and i had intercourse i was not aware that i was bleedin but the next day my bleeding totally stopped what shall i do please help Answer chesten hummings 1 894 11/8/06 2:22 pm   help me.. Question hi i have a problem i had a baby 3 months ago and havent had sex in almost a year i feel that my babys father is getting a little upset with me i tore when giving birth and had stiches we tried to make love and we used alot of lubricant and i cant do it it hurts too much and when i go pee after it burns real real bad Answer ashlee 1 768 11/30/06 12:53 am   numb... Question evrytime i make love to my husband i do not feeel anything and i am not having orgasms for years help Answer auWie fontanilla 1 864 10/22/06 2:58 pm   bleeding Question ive been bleeding for a month its not painful but im worried just had a baby he is 5mos already i am taking diane what should i do Answer auWie fontanilla 1 803 10/22/06 2:56 pm   Very Confused Question Angela I am looking for a little bit of advice I am 30 years old and have been mostly happily married for the last 10 years during that time I have given birth to 3 beautiful children And besided my house being caous I live a pretty good life with one exception the Sex life And I think it is time to figure it out When I was 10 years old I was sexually molested for 3 years by a family friend after speakin gout I recieved group counseling but nothing further Sex has always been painful for me prior to my first child and then after the birth of my 1st child it seemed as if the Dr messed something up (during birth he made an incision to make me bigger it went just shy of hole to hole)when sewing up the following months I told him things were very painful of which he denied any wrong doing eventually he sent me to a physical therapist (yes I actually went once a week) to have my hole stretched and do excersices Eventually I went to another Dr who stated I looked like I was 80 down there We worked on cearing all of that up and though sex is still painful it is not as bad As for the sex I am never in the mood and in my life all we be great if it didn't exist I am also not a very affectionate person I love to cuddle with my husband but I don't like to be naked I don't like fondeling and kissing I like to keep to a minimum very seldom do I climax and if I do I normally stop it(for some reason I feel like I need to stop it) I love my husband very much and he continually keeps telling me this is something I should enjoy my friends conquer with him The other night my husband and I were lucky enough to get an evening alone we had sex my husband attempted to give me an orgasim when again I stopped it he looked at me so sincerely and said why do you do that I just want you to enjoy it It has really make me think why can't I enjoy it and what is going on in my head The only part of tension in our marriage is surrounded by sex (husband want's it and I don't) solving this problem would be huge for our relationship Any advice Thanks Jenny Answer zetmom 1 925 10/12/06 5:09 pm   Just had a Baby Question I just had a baby 2 weeks ago and I am already paranoid about my sex life My husband and I refrained from sex during my entire pregnancy die to preterm labor symptoms and now I am scared of the thought of getting back in the sack I have had no desires during my pregnancy (even when I ready that some women have more sexual desires when pregnant) and now that the baby is here the thought of having sex is repulsing to me and actually makes me fee dirty I know my husband who by the way has been so good and patient throughout this change is waitng for the day that my doctor says eveything is all better to have sex What should I do Answer AMERS 2 982 9/28/06 11:32 pm Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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