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Sexual Problem Clinic

Sexual problems are common regardless of age, gender and sexual identity.

Our sexual problems service might be able to help you understand why you might have a problem and support you in making changes to improve your sex life.

 

How to access 

This service is available to anyone who is resident in Tayside and North Fife. To access the service you can ask your GP, nurse, hospital specialist or counsellor to refer you.

Meet our specialists

You may feel anxious coming to the sexual problem clinic. The staff working in our clinic are friendly and welcoming. The two staff members are Laura Jarvis who is a sexual & reproductive health doctor and Jennie Main who is a sexual & reproductive health nurse. They have both undertaken training with the Institute of Psychosexual Medicine.

We help people with sexual problems such as:

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to achieve or sustain a hard enough erection to allow penetration during sex, or the loss of an erection during penetrative sex. ED is common and can occur at any age.

Certain medical conditions can increase the chance of experiencing ED such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease.  Psychological factors such as stress, anxiety around sexual performance, difficulties in your relationship and depression can also increase your chance of experiencing ED. Some types of medication can increase the chance of ED as well. 

Vaginismus means that the muscles surrounding the lower part of your vagina have gone into spasm making penetrative intercourse uncomfortable, painful or impossible depending on the degree of spasm.

Vaginismus can either be present on the first ever attempt at vaginal penetration, or it can develop later, after some emotional or physical traumatic event, even when there has been successful intercourse in the past.

Most commonly vaginismus is a bodily reaction to a psycho-emotional upset. A first attempt at penetration proves painful, and fear that this will happen again leads to an automatic protective reflex. The vaginal muscles tighten to prevent a recurrence of the pain.

Pain during or after sex can be caused by many things, such as:

  • illness
  • infection
  • a physical problem
  • a psychological problem

If you get pain during or after sex, your body may be trying to tell you something is wrong, so don’t ignore it.