Navigating Pain and Intimacy in the Postpartum Period
By Meghan Rossi Welcoming a new baby into your family is both an exciting and challenging time. For many parents it is a time of joy; however, some couples can experience unanticipated difficulties that are hard to navigate, both individually and as a couple. Pain during sexual activity is one challenge that couples may experience. […]
Samantha Dawson, PhD
Dr. Samantha Dawson joined the Couples and Sexual Health Research Lab as a postdoctoral fellow in 2018 following completion of her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Queen’s University in Kingston. She is the recipient of a SSHRC Banting postdoctoral fellowship and an IWK postdoctoral fellowship for 2019-2021. Her multi-method research program seeks to understand the […]
Polyamory gaining acceptance as a co-parenting family.
According to Zosia Bielski in her Globe and Mail article ‘Boring and normal’: The new frontier of polyamorous parenting (December 2 2018), the parenting issues for polyamorous families is not dissimilar to making blended families work. There is evidence to suggest that this is a growing trend in Canadian relationships.
What’s new and exciting in Canadian sexuality science?
by Samantha Dawson The lab just returned from another fabulous meeting of the leading national organization for sexuality science—the Canadian Sex Research Forum (CSRF). One of the best things about attending academic conferences is that you get to hear about the cutting edge research being conducted, usually long before the findings make their way into […]
A Comparison of Goals for Having Sex in Couples with and without Vulvodynia
By Justin Dubé This post is a summary of our published articles: Dubé, J. P., Bergeron, S., Muise, A., Impett, E. A., & Rosen, N. O. (2017). A comparison of approach and avoidance sexual goals in couples with vulvodynia and community controls. The journal of sexual medicine, 14(11), 1412-1420. Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is the most […]
#PostBabyHankyPanky: Sharing our Knowledge about Sexuality During the Transition to Parenthood
By: Megan Muise, Research Co-ordinator Welcoming a new baby into the family is often a time filled with joy and excitement for couples. During this time couples are also faced with many new challenges, including strain on their romantic and sexual relationship. Research has shown that parents experience sharper declines in relationship satisfaction […]
Why Are We All Having So Little Sex?
Dr. Rosen was interviewed by Time discussing the recent drop in sex frequency. Read the article here.
It’s Not Just You: Some New Parents Stop Having Sex For Years
“While what’s considered a “typical” or “healthy” sex life varies from couple to couple, Dr. Rosen says the key is whether or not one or both partners is distressed, worried, or bothered by what they see as negative changes to their sex lives.” Read the full article here
Dal in search of men with low desire
Initially the research was focusing on couples where a woman was experiencing low sexual desire when we started to get questions about when a man has low desire. This article in the Chronicle Herald, June 14, 2018, talks about the expansion to include males struggling with this issue. Read the full article here.
Post-baby intimacy challenges and tips: When to have sex again?
In this Global TV video, first aired May 25, 2018, Dr Rosen provides advice around the post-baby intimacy challenge of when to have sex again. Watch it here.
