| Sampling of Organizations / Websites |
www.abusedwomen.org/resources.html
Comprehensive and easy-to-use directory of links to websites and organizations providing help, information, and resources to women suffering from all types of abuse.
www.aasect.org
Nonprofit professional association of sex educators, sex counselors, and sex therapists. You can search its website for a list of therapists in your area.
http://isswsh.org
Professional association website featuring an extensive directory of books on female sexual health, including many for lay readers. Also provides a searchable directory of sex therapists by geographic area.
www.kinseyinstitute.org
Website of this pioneering sexuality and research center at Indiana University features collections of podcasts (“Kinsey Confidential” and “Conversations About Sex Research”), some of which address sex and menopause.
www.mayoclinic.com
This authoritative patient information resource includes detailed entries for many sexual problems, including painful intercourse, vaginal atrophy, vulvodynia, low sex drive in women, and anorgasmia.
www.nia.nih.gov
US federal government website includes sections with consumer information on sexuality in later life.
www.nva.org
Nonprofit organization focused on education about vulvodynia and support of women with the condition. Website includes information on patient support groups around the United States.
www.sexualityandu.ca
Website maintained by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada including a detailed consumer section on sex after 50.
www.sstarnet.org
Professional society whose website includes a directory of sex therapists in the United States, Canada, and five other countries.
www.orthop.washington.edu
Features “Sex and Arthritis,” an excellent illustrated online guide to sex positions and techniques for patients with limited mobility due to arthritis.
www.twshf.org
Nonprofit corporation offering educational resources for women with sexual health problems. Website includes connections to various support groups.
Julia R. Heiman, PhD, and Joseph LoPiccolo, PhD (Piatkus Books, 2009)
Two sex therapists give guidance on evaluating your sexual history, exploring your body through touch, overcoming fear of orgasm, exploring ways to trigger orgasm, and more.
Esther Perel (HarperCollins, 2007)
A couples therapist examines the complexities of keeping desire alive and uses case studies to illustrate how longtime couples can have “more exciting, playful, and even poetic” sex.
Andrew Goldstein, MD, and Marianne Brandon, PhD (Rodale, 2004)
Practical advice for the woman who has lost her sex drive and wants to find it again.
Barry and Emily McCarthy (Routledge, 2003)
A 10-step program for reintroducing sex and intimacy and recharging relationships.
Sallie Foley, Sally A. Kope, and Dennis P. Sugrue (Guilford Press, 2002)
Advice on the sexual questions, dilemmas, and conflicts that women face throughout life, including the physiologic side of sex, making peace with their bodies, and sexual pain.
Michele Wiener Davis (Simon & Schuster, 2003)
Advice from a sex therapist on how couples can reignite sexual desire, especially when their libidos aren’t well matched.
Jan Leslie Shifren, MD, and Suki Hanfling, MSW, LICSW, eds. (Harvard Health Publications, 2010)
A broad discussion of sexual problems of midlife and older men and women focusing on causes and treatments.
Elizabeth G. Stewart, MD, and Paula Spencer (Bantam, 2002)
A comprehensive exploration of vulvovaginal anatomy and function including in-depth discussion of pain and other conditions.
Lillian Arleque, EdD, and Sue W. Goldstein (Irwin Goldstein, MD, medical consultant) (iUniverse, 2007)
A profile of a variety of women’s sexual health issues written so that readers can learn from the experiences of others.