Our sexual health and wellness can significantly impact your quality of life, and for many, it’s just as important as physical and mental health. People often would like a more vigorous sex life but abstain from intimacy due to embarrassment, painful intercourse, a low sex drive, erectile dysfunction or other reasons. This can have a negative impact on your overall happiness and confidence.

To learn more about sexual wellness call the office, or book an appointment online today.

What is sexual wellness?

Your sexual health affects your physical, emotional, and social well-being. Sexual wellness describes the active steps you take to maintain or improve your sexual health. 

Sexual wellness is more than being free of disease; it’s about feeling comfortable with your sexuality and having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences. 

Our clinic is a family medicine practice and specialists that takes an integrative and holistic approach to care. 

What affects sexual wellness?

Many factors affect your sexual wellness. They include:

Physical health

Sexual wellness depends on your physical health. This includes sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), hormonal changes that affect your libido, and other physical conditions like erectile dysfunction that affect your sexual health.

Access to family planning

Your sexual wellness depends on your ability to get access to family planning services that prevent unintended pregnancies.

Approach to sexuality

Taking a positive approach to your sexuality is also important for your sexual wellness.

Safe, pleasurable sexual experiences

Sexual wellness is also dependent on your ability to have safe, pleasurable sexual experiences. 

What treatments can help my sexual wellness?

Our specialized team customizes your sexual wellness treatment plan based on your individual needs and goals. Treatment may include:

• Medication to clear up an STD
• Birth control to assist with family planning
• Hormone therapy for low testosterone (low T) or erectile dysfunction
• Psychotherapy 
• Hormones for LGBTQ+ individuals
• Treatment for gynecological conditions

The team spends time talking with you, developing a plan that best meets your needs. The goal is to help you take steps to improve or maintain your sexual wellness.

Sexual wellness is about feeling comfortable with your sexuality and keeping yourself safe and healthy during sexual experiences.