The Excruciating Health Condition That Only Affects Women
Women who struggle with vulvodynia often see several doctors without getting any answers for this painful condition. Here is a story of a woman who took matters into her own hands. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180725-the-health-condition-vulvodynia-is-painful-and-misunderstood
Sexual Pleasure: What to Expect When You Are Expecting
Dr Rosen was interviewed for this article by Dr. Allison Carter citing research we have been doing with couples on the transition to parenthood. The article was originally published on “Find Your Pleasure” in July 2018
Sexual Pleasure: What to Expecting When You’re Expecting
Dr. Rosen was interviewed by Find Your Pleasure about the ways pregnancy impacts sexual pleasure and ways to increase sexual pleasure during pregnancy. Read the article here.
Daily anxiety and depressive symptoms in couples coping with vulvodynia: Associations with pain, sexual functioning, and distress.
By Paige Robillard This blog is a summary of: Pâquet, M., Rosen, N. O., Steben, M., Mayrand, M. H., Santerre-Baillargeon, M., & Bergeron, S. (2018). Daily anxiety and depressive symptoms in couples coping with vulvodynia: Associations with women’s pain, women’s sexual functioning, and both partners’ sexual distress. The Journal of Pain, 19, 552-561. doi: […]
Low Sexual Desire Study
A big thanks to The Chronicle Herald for writing about our most recent research study! We are currently recruiting those who identify as male who are in a relationship and are experiencing low desire for a study. Email couplesdesirestudy@dal.ca for more information, or to participate! http://thechronicleherald.ca/…/1577464-dal-in-search-of-men…
How to Not F*ck Up Your Kids Too Bad – A Modern Guide to Fatherhood
Dr. Rosen was recently interviewed about parenthood and sexuality for an Audible Original podcast titled How to Not F*ck Up Your Kids Too Bad – A Modern Guide to Fatherhood. If you are an Audible member (or would like to sign up for a free 30 day trial) visit the links below! #HowNotToFUpYourKids USA: Audible.com/HowNotTo Canada: adbl.co/ParentingIsHard
The Agony of Intimacy
A journalist who was also a participant in one of our studies has published an essay on her experience with PVD (Provoked Vestibulodynia) and her participation in our research. It is quite a moving piece and we thank her for her willingness to share. Through her writing as well as our research, she is helping […]
Your Thoughts Matter: Framing Your Sexual Experience
By Meghan Rossi This blog summarizes our recently published paper: Rosen, N. O., Muise, A., Impett, E. A., Delisle, I., Baxter, M.L., & Bergeron, S. (2018). Sexual cues mediate the daily relations between interpersonal goals, pain, and wellbeing in couples coping with vulvodynia. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kax046 Vulvodynia is a chronic vulvar pain condition that has […]
The Asexuality Spectrum and Relationship Negotiation
By Paige Robillard Relationship decisions can be tricky to navigate. Communication is often lauded as the key to a successful relationship, but sometimes the things you have to talk about can be hard to bring up and discuss. The hurdles couples have to face can be universal, such as navigating long distance relationships or balancing […]
Is it me or you? Attributions for postpartum sexual concerns during the transition to motherhood
By Kaitlyn Adare This post is a summary of our paper: Vannier S. A., Adare K., & Rosen N. (2018). Is it me or you? First-time mothers’ attributions for postpartum sexual concerns are associated with sexual and relationship satisfaction in the transition to parenthood. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 35, 577-599. Having a baby […]
