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= Sex Therapy =

Therapy for Women
About 45% of women suffer from a form of sexual disfunction. It was also reported that 64% report desire problems, 35% for orgasmic difficulties, 31% for arousal problems, and 26% for pain. The most common dysfunction between women is orgasmic dysfunction. A variety of different methods are used in sex therapy to help these women improve their sexual lives. Often times classical conditioning is used to help women improve their sexual arousal. Positive conditioning is another method used in sex therapy that has been proven to help. One study found that women's sexual arousal improved when an unconditioned and a neutral stimulus were used together (example, the use of a vibrator with a male voice). To improve sexual function, women are often times given pelvic physical exercises

Cognitive - Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive - behavioral therapy (CBT) is another form of therapy often used in couples with women who complain of hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD). The couples who take part in CBT will be assigned to used techniques such as psychosexual education, sensate focus, communication skills, and positive reinforcement. In the study, it was found that after 12 weeks of CBT, 74% of couples reported an improvement in their sexual and marriage lives.

Mindfulness as part of Sex Therapy
Mindfulness has been one of the most popular forms of meditation for the past few hundred years. It is used in therapy amongst patients to help treat anxiety, depression, substance abuse, among other problems. Mindfulness is used in sex therapy to decrease the anxiety surrounding sexual activities and to increase their sexual response. Women are to first practice mindfulness and self-awareness n non-sexual experiences, and as they continue the therapy, they apply what they learned in the new sexual scenarios they encounter.

GPPD
Between 14 to 34% of young women and 6.5 to 45% of older women suffer from Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder (GPPPD). GPPPD involves persistence or recurrent difficulties and pain with vaginal penetration during intercourse. This results in pain during vaginal intercourse and fear about pain during vaginal penetration. Women who suffer from GPPPD have this difficulty to have sexual intercourse due to the pain that they suffer. To help women through this, cognitive-behavioral therapy has been used to treat GPPPD to reduce the pain and improve sexual satisfaction.