5 Ways To Improve Your Sex Life If You Have Chronic Pain

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      Cleveland Clinic: "Chronic Pain"
    
      The Clinical Journal of Pain: "Association of pain and depression in those with chronic low back pain: the mediation effect of patient sexual functioning"
    
      Mayo Clinic: "Chronic pain can interfere with sexuality"
    
      Disability Studies Quarterly: "Chronic Pain as Fluid, BDSM as Control"

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Chronic pain can interfere with your sex life in physical and emotional ways, but good communication can help make things better.

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Communicating with your partner, working with a professional and finding creative ways to connect can all help improve your sex life when you’re living with chronic pain.

Size and shape: Does it fit your anatomy and your environment?
Level of support: Does it support your body size, weight and areas of pain?
Body-safe materials: Does it say body-safe on the packaging? Are you allergic to any of the materials?
Budget: Does it work with your budget?

Here are our picks for a few products that may help you experience sexual pleasure with more ease:

When it comes to sex and chronic pain, you should talk to your doctor if you have pain so severe that it makes having sex feel impossible or medication side effects that impair your sexual function, per the Mayo Clinic.

      Cleveland Clinic: "Chronic Pain"
    
      The Clinical Journal of Pain: "Association of pain and depression in those with chronic low back pain: the mediation effect of patient sexual functioning"
    
      Mayo Clinic: "Chronic pain can interfere with sexuality"
    
      Disability Studies Quarterly: "Chronic Pain as Fluid, BDSM as Control"